Ordinary irish.. Bad form

Zomg Okay

Last time I wrote a short story from the sample papers was around the pres. The first short story in the exam (a match) was a word for word copy of the one in the first set of sample papers. I knew I should have done those again. :pac:

Did the letter on a holiday in Australia. Wrote down my learned off opening, bull****ted half a page and then wrote down my learned off ending.

And as promised, halfway through both the letter and the story, a wild U2 concert appeared. :cool:

darryl_griffin

Who cares if ye fail Irish, I'm not countin it anyways.

iamanengine

Didn't do a tap all year and thought it was grand! Wrote a page for each. I only want a pass as I'm not countin it for points so as long as I get 40% I'm delighted. Screwed for paper 2... ara musha.

QueenOfLeon

darryl_griffin wrote: »

Who cares if ye fail Irish, I'm not countin it anyways.

Colleges might, so don't go in thinking that!

zachdiebold

PictureFrame wrote: »

Fairly confident about an A1 after that paper. Ended up doing 4 written questions, one from each :pac:

Good on ye, I had the time but couldn't be bothered.

Did 1 Page on the continuous passage, 2 on the letter.
Aural was graaaaand, defo got 100% :cool:

Geographyhater

My dilema... I dont know anything. Dont know what stories are bout dont no anything so what is my best bet to study between today and 5 o clock tomora morning

PictureFrame

^ Thanks!

I'm going to make a Cupan tae, then I really have to start this Irish Study or A1= Gone

Chat later!

Zomg Okay

PictureFrame wrote: »

Cupan tae

Oh, that's how you spell it? Whoops. :pac:

Dapics

Im only looking for a pass in Irish.

Here's the gist my genius story: ( I did the water one)

I went with my friends to play hurling.
I didnt like my friends, they were boring
I fell down on my knees and asked for water ( used quote from questions : "Duirt Me " " "

I then ran home
Said my home was in the centre of town.
Went to my room
Listened to music

It was then I realised i liked music and didnt like my friends.

All that in half a page.

What do ye reckon guys.... A1 Standard??

Whatsernamex33

Stupid An Gnáthrud
Anyone have any predictions as to what prós will be on? Praying to baby jesus for Oisin i dTir na nOg and Caca Milis

Celly Smunt

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Stupid An Gnáthrud
Anyone have any predictions as to what prós will be on? Praying to baby jesus for Oisin i dTir na nOg and Caca Milis

I've heard that with the new paper all you have to study is Gnathrud and Caca Milis as they both can't be asked under the same question,probably wrong though i don't exactly teach Irish.

Whatsernamex33

pmcmahon wrote: »

I've heard that with the new paper all you have to study is Gnathrud and Caca Milis as they both can't be asked under the same question,probably wrong though i don't exactly teach Irish.

No they can't be asked together.. You'd still have to study them all just cannot get Gnáthrud for the life of me

Celly Smunt

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

No they can't be asked together.. You'd still have to study them all just cannot get Gnáthrud for the life of me

how many stories is there then?

Whatsernamex33

pmcmahon wrote: »

how many stories is there then?

There's 5 stories and 5 poems to know..

Celly Smunt

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

There's 5 stories and 5 poems to know..

then just learn gnathrud,caca milis and 1 other

Whatsernamex33

pmcmahon wrote: »

then just learn gnathrud,caca milis and 1 other

Nah I have 4 of them off already.. Just Gnáthrud I need (: Why learn these when you won't use them again, I don't know..

Vince135792003

Do most people write their stories in the past tense?

Can I just ask, what were the titles for the stories?

Celly Smunt

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Nah I have 4 of them off already.. Just Gnáthrud I need (: Why learn these when you won't use them again, I don't know..

that's just the joys of the leaving cert i suppose.

Good luck to everybody! a guy wrote his english paper 2 in red pen the other day so if he can pass it,you can all ace it!

Peace out.

Killian In The Name Of

Dapics wrote: »

Im only looking for a pass in Irish.

Here's the gist my genius story: ( I did the water one)

I went with my friends to play hurling.
I didnt like my friends, they were boring
I fell down on my knees and asked for water ( used quote from questions : "Duirt Me " " "

I then ran home
Said my home was in the centre of town.
Went to my room
Listened to music

It was then I realised i liked music and didnt like my friends.

All that in half a page.

What do ye reckon guys.... A1 Standard??

Definitely! :pac:

I went on about how I never got the football. I was confident and serious - this was only fair, then I kicked the ball and fell over. Everyone was laughing at me. I ran home and sat about moping, then Mam ran in... she'd won fifty grand... tickets to Snow Patrol with Aine... class time, was wrecked afterwards, will never forget that day.

Astrozombies

I am braindead I hate Irish prose and poetry!
my brain is melting :O These exams wear you out... never again

Celly Smunt

Astrozombies wrote: »

I am braindead I hate Irish prose and poetry!
my brain is melting :O These exams wear you out... never again

just be aware however,one day you may come by a situation where you're at a job interview for your dream job,when the interviewer asks you that dreadful question...

"describe the images in Gnathrud as gaelige"

Prose are very important,learn them right or one day you'll regret it.

Cruel Sun

pmcmahon wrote: »

just be aware however,one day you may come by a situation where you're at a job interview for your dream job,when the interviewer asks you that dreadful question...

"describe the images in Gnathrud as gaelige"

Prose are very important,learn them right or one day you'll regret it.

Same thing happened to a guy I know, he got 600 points in his leaving, and then graduated from both Oxford and Harvard.

He went to an interview everything was going great, but then he got asked...

"describe the emotions in Caca Milis as gaeilge"

Needless to say job prospects for that young man are pretty grim at the moment, I think he's homeless now.

Jesus Juice

David1994 wrote: »

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Jeez if you get an A1 in ordinary that is a fair achievement..Seemingly like no-one(Near enough) get A1s in OL Irish :P Ye all the ordinary lads left while us in higher level were there for a good bit longer..

No gets an A1 but everyone gets the pass!

TheArtist11

Say if I study caca milís, gnathrud and another, am I covered for the pros??

What poetry are people looking over?

TheArtist11

I don't have the papers, do we write about 2 pros and then 2 poems?

Whatsernamex33

Two poems and two prose will come up.. It could be any of the 5 from each

TheArtist11

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Two poems and two prose will come up.. It could be any of the 5 from each

Grand thanks

Danny94

How many poems and storys do you have to answer on? I know that 2 come up but do you have a choice on which one you do ?

Princessxx

Danny94 wrote: »

How many poems and storys do you have to answer on? I know that 2 come up but do you have a choice on which one you do ?

two poems come up and two stories and you have to answer all four no choice

Danny94

Princessxx wrote: »

two poems come up and two stories and you have to answer all four no choice

bad times hopefully the comprehension will save me

Princessxx

Can anyone tell me what one is gnathrud I don't remember studying it? Whats it about I might remember it just no the actually name?

all i have is

Dis
Oisin and tir na nOg
Hurlumbuc
caco milis

Geibheann
colscaradh
mo ghrasa idir luibini
An tEarrach Thiar
An Spailpin Fanach

Princessxx

Danny94 wrote: »

bad times hopefully the comprehension will save me

Your not the only one hoping that felt paper one went good today I'm sound for the comprehension but for poems and stories I just cant get them in my head

jos360

On the bright side, they give you the poems (I think)

Zomg Okay

I miss the Junior Cert., when Ordinary Level meant 1 paper only.

Dapics

Am I the only one who plans to study caca milis and an spailfin fanach in the morning and cram it all in?!

Killian In The Name Of

Princessxx wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what one is gnathrud I don't remember studying it? Whats it about I might remember it just no the actually name?

all i have is

Dis
Oisin and tir na nOg
Hurlumbuc
caco milis

Geibheann
colscaradh
mo ghrasa idir luibini
An tEarrach Thiar
An Spailpin Fanach

It's the one about a man called Jimmy who goes to the Jasmine Palace takeaway for his family and is in the wrong place at the wrong time - he gets shot down by some violent youths driving by. It's very depressing!

Princessxx

Killian In The Name Of wrote: »

It's the one about a man called Jimmy who goes to the Jasmine Palace takeaway for his family and is in the wrong place at the wrong time - he gets shot down by some violent youths driving by. It's very depressing!

Got it I mixed it up with the one where the wife is all stuck up hurlumbuc

WarZoneBrother

Since it's the 1st year of the new course.. I am praying they give us the 2 easy ones... An Ghnathrud and Caca Milis... Do we have to do 2... Or are we given a choice in which we can at least eliminate 1?

Whatsernamex33

Would someone be able to give me a quick summary of what Gnáthrud is about in English?

FinnD

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Would someone be able to give me a quick summary of what Gnáthrud is about in English?

Jimmy is drinking in the pub with his mates, he's a really good guy(buys rounds for the lads) wants to go home to his wife and kids, stops in the chinese, walks out, gets shot

Willbbz

FinnD wrote: »

Jimmy is drinking in the pub with his mates, he's a really good guy(buys rounds for the lads) wants to go home to his wife and kids, stops in the chinese, walks out, gets shot

We didn't cover Gnathrud but I may just answer on it after reading this

Whatsernamex33

Same, never covered it :L
Just going to translate it in the exam, and hope for the best I get some marks for it

PattonJ

30 minutes to Irish, don't know a f*cking thing, be grandddd lads

Whatsernamex33

Same it'll be fineee :B

reznov

Sure feck the irish anyway. You can always repeat.

Whatsernamex33

I'm repeating :P haha, don't see myself getting the same grade as last year though.. :O

reznov

You can repeat again :P No one but your unconscious mind is stopping you.

FinnD

Well that was fun :L out after 45 minutes haha

Incompetent

Same! My teacher was driving in while I was walking out and stopped to talk to me. It was awkward when I couldn't tell her what came up in the poetry section

Wiirdo

That went meh at best haha.. Picked up about 10 marks from Ciest 2 and 3. Did well in the comprehensions though.