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Irish (ol)

  • 05-06-2011 9:53pm
    #1
    grandfinale
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    Hey guys , I've decided to move down from honours irish recently and wanted to know if anyone could kind give me the structure of the ol exam in a few simple words. Also any tips for the exam ? should i give everything simple and not use the honours stuff like uaim and caint mheafrach and things like that ? Many thanks .


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  • #2
    Patriciamc93
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    Paper one (37%)
    Essay and letter: marks go for correct Irish more than what you write. So I would keep it simple.
    Comprehensions: just lift the answers from the texts.

    Paper two (18%)
    This paper is about the information more than the Irish used.

    For your pros know:
    1/2 page summary of the story
    Main characters (only about 7/8 lines)
    Major theme. 1/2 page

    For your poetry:
    Know translations of each poems and be able to identify assonance and all that stuff but you only need like 1or 2 sentences on them.
    Know 2 points why you like each poem (I usually just use stuff which I learnt and has not been asked in the question or an image or two)
    Be able to write 1/2 page on the mothchain or theme of each poem


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