So, everyone doing the Leaving Cert for Irish will have to prepare ten sraithphictiúir and then read one out as part of the oral exam …

And for anyone who feels they haven’t got a clue and do not know where to start, I am putting up really simple and straightforward notes for 19 different stories (sraithphictiúr).

They are really based on Keeping it Simple and use the past tense verbs to tell the story.

As long as you can tell the story, even on a simple level, you will be ok.

They are laid out in this post as:

The Sraithphictiúr —— Simple core vocabulary —— The Story Sentences (simple) ——- A Video

(I apologize in advance for my handwriting).

Read them out loud to yourself as much as you can – this is a good way of getting used to hearing yourself speak Irish and formulate the words – and it will get so much easier the more you do it.

I hope you find these notes, (and the videos where I read them out), helpful on some level. All of the sraithphictiúir have accompanying videos, except for the last two (for the moment).

Bainigí sult agus tairbhe astu! (Enjoy and get benefit out of them!)

BWIN AGEE SULT AGUS TARR-IVVE ASSTOO

Agus go n-éirí go geal libh! (And best of luck!)

AGUS GO NEE-REE GO GAL LIV

NÁ hÚSÁID AN CÁRTA CREIDMHEASA GAN CHEAD

IMREOIR GORTAITHE

CUAIRT AR AINTIN i NUA EABHRACH

AG TOGHADH SCOLÁIRE NA BLIANA

TEIP SA SCRÚDÚ TIOMÁNA

DROCHAIMSIR AN GHEIMHRIDH – ATHRÚ AERÁIDE

SLÁINTE NA n-ÓG – SEACHTAIN NA SLÁINTE

TIONSCADAL AR FHÉILTE NA hÉIREANN

TIMPISTE SA CHOLÁISTE SAMHRAIDH

BREOITE AR SCOIL

TURAS SCOILE

ROBÁIL BHAINC

FADHBANNA SÓISIALTA AG CUR ISTEACH AR NA DÉAGÓIRÍ

BAILE SLACHTMHAR

CAILLTE SNA SLÉIBHTE

TURAS GO DTÍ COMÓRTAS LEADÓIGE WIMBLEDON

OBAIR DHIAN – TORTHAÍ MAITHE SAN ARDTEIST

BUA AG CÓR NA SCOILE

AN GHAEILGE – SEOID LUACHMHAR AGUS CUID DÁR gCULTÚIR