Aiste - Todhchaí na Gaeilge

I wrote this essay 3 years ago on the future of the Irish language and so it is a little bit out of date. The information in it can still all be used but it may need to be changed a little bit. For example it says the new Leaving cert Irish course came in this year, so that needs to be changed to 3 years ago now. There will also be new information that can be added in with regard to things being done to preserve and help the Irish language but this is a starting point and most of it is still valid. 

Todhchaí na Gaeilge

An mbíonn tú ag féachaint ar an teilifís, ag éisteacht leis an raidió nó an léann tú na nuachtáin na laethanta seo? Bhuel, i mo thuairim, má dhéanann tú aon cheann de na nithe seo tá scéal éigin cloiste nó léite agat faoin todhchaí na Gaeilge, táim cinnte dearfach de! Tá todhchaí na Gaeilge go mór i mbéal an phobail sa lá atá inniu ann. Ní théann lá thart nach mbíonn tagairt don Gaeilge sna meáin. Bíonn siad líon lán de thuairiscí faoi, go háirithe na laethanta seo mar tá daoine cáiliúla, cosúil leis an dornálaí Bernard Dunne, ag déanamh iarracht ar son na Gaeilge, agus ag cur an Gaeilge chun cinn, chun Gaeilge a spreagadh ar fud na tíre. É sin ráite áfach, fós níl a fhios agam cad atá i ndán don teanga. Is í an Ghaeilge teanga oifigiúil na hÉireann, ach chun an fhírinne a rá, is é an Béarla an teanga a labhraíonn tromlach na ndaoine sa tír seo. I mo thuairim, is mór an trua é. Níl clú dá laghad agam cad atá i ndán don teanga seo sa todhchaí ach tá súil agam go mairfidh sé agus go rachaidh sé ó neart go neart. 

Caithfear a admháil go bhfuil an-tábhacht go deo ag baint leis an nGaeilge don tír seo. Is í an Ghaeilge ár dteanga dúchais, agus an difríocht idir muintir na hÉireann agus muintir na cruinne móire amach ansin. Is cuid mór dár gcultúr í agus is é mo thuairim go gcaithfimid gach rud a dhéanamh chun í a chaomhnú, mar a deir an seanfhocal, “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.” Tá a lán daoine an-bhródúil as ár gcultúr agus teastaíonn uathu an teanga a chaomhnú. Tá sé tugtha faoi deara, mar shampla, go bhfuil níos mó paistí ag freastal ar ghaelscoileanna anois ná riamh. 

Gan dabht tá a lán buntáistí ag baint le Gaeilge sa tír seo. Gné mhór thábhachtach ná an stáistiún teilifíse TG4. Cuireann sé cláracha ar súil do phobal na hÉireann trí mheáin na Gaeilge maidir le chúrsaí spóirt, cosúil le GAA Beo, Tour de France, peil na mBan agus a leithéidí, cúrsaí faisin, an Nuacht srl. Agus tá clú agus cáil ar dhaoine cosúil le Gráinne Seoighe, Daithí Ó Sé agus a leithéidí a bhaineann leis an stáisiún. Déanann TG4 an iarracht chun an Ghaeilge a spreagadh i ngach cearn den tír agus is rud maith é do thodhchaí na Gaeilge. 

I mí Eanair 2007, tháinig tábhacht mór leis an teanga mar fuair sé stádas oifigiúil agus oibre san Aontas Eorpach. Mar sin tá neart aistritheoirí ag teastáil ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa chun gach rud a aistriú go Gaeilge. Anuas ar sin, tá ar an Rialtas, daoine le Gaeilge líofa a bheith acu i ngach roinn den rialtas freisin. Toisc gur teanga oifigiúil na hÉireann í agus teanga oifigiúil í sa hEorpa, is rud iontach é sin do thodhchaí na Gaeilge. Tá go leor postanna ar fáil do dhaoine le Gaeilge agus spreagtar daoine Gaeilge a fhoghlaim mar sin.

Thosaigh an cúrsa nua Gaeilge i scoileanna na tíre i mbliana agus anois tá i bhfad níos mó béime ar an mbéaltriail agus ar Ghaeilge labhartha. Is rud maith é sin mar tá níos mó daltaí ag labhairt Gaeilge sna ranganna agus mar sin beidh níos mó muinín acu í a labhairt taobh amuigh den scoil freisin. Cabhróidh sin le todhchaí na Gaeilge mar “ beatha teanga í a labhairt.”

Aiste - An Timpeallacht

An Timpeallacht

An mbíonn tú ag féachaint ar an teilifís, ag éisteacht leis an raidió nó an léann tú na nuachtáin na laethanta seo? Bhuel, i mo thuairim, má dhéanann tú aon cheann de na nithe seo tá scéal éigin cloiste nó léite agat faoin timpeallacht, táim cinnte dearfach de! Cloistear an t-uafás scéalta chuile lá faoi fhadhb na timpeallachta. Tá sé go mór i mbéal an phobail. Ní théann lá thart nach mbíonn tagairt don timpeallacht sna meáin. Ach cad go díreach í an timpeallacht? Bhuel, dar liomsa, is cuid den timpeallacht iad aer, uisce, plandaí, cnoic, ainmhithe, éin agus ar ndóigh an duine féin agus na tithe, bailte, agus cathracha ina gcónaíonn an cine daonna. Tá an timpeallacht an-tábhachtach go deo do phobal na tíre seo agus do mhuintir an domhain mhóir agus sín í chúis is dócha go mbíonn aird na ndaoine ar an ábhar seo.

Tá sé de dhualgas ar an duine aire a thabhairt don timpeallacht agus gach a bhaineann léi ach ag féachaint timpeall orm inniu, ar na carranna, ar an truailliú sna farraigí agus ar an mbruscar a chaitear go míchúramach timpeall na tíre, caithfidh mé a admháil gur cuma le han-chuid daoine faoina dtimpeallacht. Is iomaí athrú atá le feiceáil sa domhan inniu, a bhuí a bheag nó a mhór leis an eolaíocht. Ní fhéadfaimis an saol a shamhlú anois gan an trealamh thuasluaite. Ach an cheist atá le cur ná an bhfuil an timpeallacht thíos le dul chun cinn na heolaíochta?

Mar is eol do chách, tagann a lán truaillithe ó sceithphíopí na gcarranna agus anáiltear an truailliú céanna isteach i scamhóga na ndaoine, rud a dhéanann daoine an-tinn. Is dócha go bhfuil an nath “téamh domhanda” cloiste ag gach éinne faoin am seo. Ní haon eolaí mé agus tá a fhois agam go bhfuil an timpeallacht i mbaol uaidh. Táthar ag tuar go n-ardóidh leibhéal na bhfarraigí, go bhfeicfear stoirmeacha, teaspaigh agus tuillte níos minice ná riamh amach anseo. Beidh gach gné den timpeallacht ag fulaint de bharr mhífhreagracht an chine dhaonna.

  

Tá bailte agus cathracha na hÉireann millte le bruscar. Bíonn buidéil bhriste, cannaí folmha, málaí plaisteacha agus guma choganta ar na sráideanna. Tá na haibhneacha thruaillithe le séarachas agus bruscar agus tá fadhbanna eile freisin cosúil le dífhoraoisiú agus radaíocht. Tá géarghá le gníomhaíocht fhiúntach chun an timpeallacht agus an tírdhreach álainn na hÉireann a chaomhnú.

É sin a rá áfach, nílim éadóchasach amach is amach faoin timpeallacht. Tá rialtais ar fud an domhain ag iarraidh cúrsaí a fheabhsú agus níos tábhachtaí fós, tá gnáthshaoránaigh i ngach cearn den domhan ag déanamh iarrachta. Tá boscaí bruscair glasa ag a lán tithe anois agus tá tromlach na ndaoine sásta athchúrsáil a dhéanamh nuair is féidir. Tá comórtas na mBailte Slachtmhara ag dul ó neart go neart agus in a  lán de scoileanna na tíre bíonn comórtais ar siúl cosúil leis an mBrat Glas chun cur ar shúile na ndaltaí an difríocht a dhéanann gach duine don timpeallacht. Má dhéanann gach duine a gcuid féin chun a timpeallacht a chaomhnú, níl amhras a bith orm ach go dtiocfaidh feabhas ar an scéal agus go mbeidh domhan sláintiúil againn. Mar a deir an seanfhocal, “Is fearr déanach ná choíche.”

History Essay - Winston Churchill

How Effective a Wartime Leader was Winston Churchill between 1940 and 1945

On the 10th of May 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain. He has a long career in politics before the Second World War broke out in 1939. In the 1930's he has warned against the dangers of the Nazis and was opposed to the policy of appeasement and the Munich conference. Neville Chamberlain appointed Churchill to the war cabinet in charge of the Royal Navy in 1939. Churchill succeeded Chamberlain as Prime Minister on 10th May 1940. Chamberlain had resigned due to the failure of appeasement and the Munich Conferences and because Hitler took Norway before he did. The day Churchill took over was the same day as the France invasion. He took over at a time when Britain needed strong leadership and that is what he gave them. He was the ideal war leader. He was enthusiastic and inspiring to the British people.

When the British and French soldiers were trapped at Dunkirk by the Nazi army he organised Operation Dynamo. While the RAF defended the air, hundreds of British boats ad ships crossed the English Channel over 10 days and rescued 300,000 soldiers. Churchill turned this defeat into a victory by his inspiring speeches which boosted morale among the British people and saved the army for D-day.

In August 1940, Hitler began Operation Sea lion. He had expected that Churchill would sue for peace as they were now completely alone in Europe, but Churchill said they would "never surrender." Hitler then has no choice but to invade Britain although he was disappointed at this. First he had to get control of the air. For this he needed to destroy the RAF. He began by bombing the ships and the RAF airfields and radar stations but then he began to bomb cities, especially London, instead. HE was trying to break the morale of the people. Churchill's leadership was inspiring and motivating during the Blitz. He kept up the morale of the people as he didn't leave London, he stayed with the people event though he could have been killed. He was also out on the streets everyday with the people. He encouraged them to continue their lives as normally as possible. He praised the RAF pilots by saying, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." He kept u the spirits of people which encourages them to continue fighting. In the middle of September, Hitler postponed the invasion and by October he called it off. This was his first defeat. He didn't have the commitment or the desire to invade Britain. This is because Hitler didn't really want to invade Britain, he admired them and wished for them to form an alliance, it is thought.

Churchill worked well with the American President Roosevelt. His friendship with Roosevelt was crucial to Britain in the war as they agreed the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 which gave supplies to Britain without charge. America also gave them 50 ships. America has great resources, the arsenal of democracy. Although the transatlantic alliance helped Britain to continue the war, Churchill became too overdependent on America and not on the Common Wealth. Because of this, when America joined the war, Britain just went along with America and after the war the Empire began to fall apart.

Britain was kept supplied during the war by ships coming across the Atlantic. Hitler wanted to close off Britain's supply lines which would force them to surrender. In the Battle of the Atlantic, Hitler's U-boats tried to sink the supply ships. To stop them, Churchill had war ships with the convoys to protect supplies. He broke the German enigma code by setting up the Ultra code so they would know where the U-boats were so they could avoid them. Churchill said that he feared the U-boats the most because, as Britain was an island, if supply lines were blocked they wouldn't survive. Britain won the Battle of the Atlantic and survived.

Churchill and Roosevelt had a strong bond even before America entered the war. Their success was increased because they met several times face to face to discuss things. They met for the first time just off Newfoundland in 1941. Here they agreed the Atlantic Charter. They were planning the for the world for after the war. The second time they met was in Casablanca in 1943. This conference was after the Battle of El Alemain. Italy had tried to take the Suez Canal which would block British supply lines to the Empire. Churchill appointed Montgomery as commander of the Eight Army. Montgomery defeated the Germans under Rommel in October 1942 which saved the oil supplies from the Middle East. The Americans then came to help under Eisenhower. In Casablanca they planned Operation Husky, to invade Italy. The next time the pair met was in November/December 1943 in Teheran and Stalin was also present this time. Stalin urged them to open a second front in France as he was fighting the Germans in Russia. They planned D-day for May 1944. Churchill had doubts about D-day as in World War 1 he had organised an attack on an open beach in Turkey and it failed so he did not want to make the same mistake twice. However Roosevelt and Stalin wanted it so Churchill went along with their plan. The invasion was known as Operation Overlord. They were to land on the beaches of Normandy. On the 6th of June 1944, thousands of ships, soldiers and tanks landed on five beaches in Normandy. They had made mulberries, artificial harbours, to bring across the channel. Oils supplies were brought by Pluto, an underwater pipeline that crossed the channel. By August 1944 the Allies broke out of Normandy were headed for Paris, which they captured on August 24th. It was a great success for the Allies.

The forth time the Allies met was in Yalta in February 1945. Again the three leaders were present. This conference was mainly all Stalin as he got part of Poland which had been agreed between himself and Hitler in 1939. He also controlled a lot of Eastern Europe. They agreed to divide Germany in four parts after the war, and to set up the United Nations. Russia agreed to help America in the war against Japan, 3 months after the war in Europe ended. Churchill had gone to war in the beginning over Poland and now he was just letting Stalin take it.

During the conference in Potsdam in July/August 1945, there was elections in Britain. The result was that Churchill had lost and Attlee was the new Prime Minister, so Churchill had to return home in the middle of the conference.

Churchill was a brilliant war leader but he was more effective early on in the war. He became too dependant on Roosevelt and after a while it was really only Stalin and Roosevelt making the big decisions. This may have led to him losing the election. Also, when the election was held the war was over. Churchill had been in politics for many years but the people knew he was not as effective during peace, so this may have caused him to lose.

History essay - dictators power

How Did dictators use propaganda and terror to maintain their power

Two of the main stratagies that dictators such as Mussilini, Stalin and hitler used to maintain their power were propaganda and terror

Propaganda is spreading information, trying to convince people of your point of view. Newspapers, radio, posters and speechs were just some of the methods used to spread information, whether it be true, partly-true or lies.

Mussolini was a very clever propagandist. He had been a teacher so he was aware of the importance of targeting the youth of society. He had also been a journalist so he was good at playing words and convincing others of his ideas.

Education played a big role with Mussolini. He used education to teach children to be odediant and patriotic. They were taught that "Il Duce" would make Italy great again. History books were re-written to highlight the glories of Ancient Rome. Only facist teachers could teach in schools. Boys learned to become good fighters and girls to become good mothers.Youth Groups were set up and both boys and girls had to join and go after school. From the ages of 4-18, they progressed through the different groups such as th Balilla. Children were now getting propaganda inside and outside school.

Mussolini controlled the press and radio. No press was allowed that was opposing Mussolini. Existing press and radio was made to serve the facist reigime. He gave out over one million radios at low cost or else free so he could talk directly to people in their own homes. He also organised huge rallies.

Sport was also important to Mussolini as it created fit, young men and achievements cold be used for nationalist propaganda. The 1934 World Cup took place in Rome. They built many stadii across Italy. Italy won the 1934 World Cup and retained it in 1938. Primo Carnea was an Italian boxer who became a national hero after winning the world championship.

A cult of personality was set up around Mussolini. He was called Il Duce, the leader. They used photographs, newspapers, radio, cinema and newsreel film to create the image of a great leader. He was seen as all-wise and all-talented. The animal lover, sports man, worker, and ordinary man. Overall superman. Children in school were taught the "Mussolini is always right." He was seen as the new Caeser

A cult of personality was also set up around Stalin. Stalin used statutes,, posters, stamps, music, art and poetry all as forms of propaganda. He even named streets and cities  after himself. History was rewritten so make him look like a hero in the civil war. All the propaganda made him like an equal to Lenin. He was seen as the new Lenin. He was worshiped as a god while he was still alive.

The 1936 constitution which allowed freedom of speech freedom of press and the right to vote was just a shoe. It was fake. Propaganda to the rest of the world. He used show triails as propaganda as well. Any problems in the economy, or if targets were not met, could be blamed on the accused, not him.

Hitler was a master of propaganda and an outstanding speaker. He spoke to their heart and used their emothions to his advantage. He used siple slogans that were easy to remember. All the uniforms salutes and mass rallies gave an impression of strength, unity and belonging.  He used film and gramophone records of Nazi speeches, he had a plane which allowed him to be in many parts of Germany in one day. It gave a superman impression coming down from the sky. Joseph Goebells was Hilter's minister of propaganda. All press and radio were under Nazi control. They burned books containing antinazi ideas from authors such as Hemingway and Freuid. He created only one newspaper, The People's Observer. A small black radio that oly resieved Nazi stations was available very cheap. By 1939, 70% of Germans had a radio. Loudspeakers were placed on streets and in bars also. Short wave radio was used to broadcast to places like Austria Sudentanland and Poland.

Cinema and film was also used. Leni Reitenstah was the main film maker. She amde the Trimuph of the Will, 1934, which was based on the nuremberg rallies. A raly was hed in Nuremberg every year. The huge gatherinng gave a sense of order, strenght and unity in a chaotic society. Hitler was the centre. It was Hitler and the crowd. Pure theatre ad propaganda with marching, aprades banners and speechs. Albert Speer was the organiser.She also made the film Olympia about the 1936 olympics in Berin. A huge 100,000 seater stadium was built. Local television broadcasted the event and radio broadcasted in 50 languauges. t was a huge propaganda event.

Hitler used education to teach young Germans to be loyal, obediant Nazis. Every subject served the Nazi cause. They got propaganda not knowledge. Boys had to join Hilter Youthand girls, the league of German Madains. Hitler refered to the Germans as the master race. He thought they were superior.

Dictators also used terror as a way to maintain power. They used methods like secret police, executions, imprisonment, camps and unfair triails to cause fear in people so they wouldnt oppose or go against them.

In Italy, Mussolini set up the OVRA and Blackshirts as well as a special court for anyone who opposed him. Individual freedom was abolished. 4,000 were imprisoned and 10 were killed. Imprisoned people were sent to remote islands. He has some anti-semtic laws but he wasn't anto-semtic and didnt really inforce them they wre just to please Hitler. He was never as brutal as Stalin or Hitler.

Stalin set up the NKVD to enforce party policy. He set up the Cheka. When he wanted to elimate the Kulaks he sent groups to the countryside to kill them or send them to labour camps. He set up showtriails which were triails against any opposition to Stalin or people Stalin feared. There was no defence, and the accused were tortured before the trails to write confessions. The 1st trail got rid of Zinoviev and Kamenev and 14 other party members. The 2nd was of party memebers who supported Trotsky. There were 17, 13 of which were shot and 4 sent to labour camps. There was also the secret amry purge were 35,000 officers were shot or jailed. The 3rd show triail was of the secret police including their leader, Yagoda, who had carried out the previous showtriails.

Hilter set up the SA and then enlisted them as the police force. He also set up the SS. In June 1934, Hilter used the SS to kill the leaders of the SA. Over 1,000 people were killed including people who weren't in the SA, Hitler just didn't like them. He orgaised this because the SA, under Rohm, were planning a people's army and Hitler didn't like the idea. The SS, underHimmler, were the most important of all Nazi orgaisations. They carried out Hitler's racial policies and ran camps. The Waffen SS were a special army that wet into countries Germany had invaded and killed any opposition. The Gestapo were another police who were led by Reinhard Heydrick. They were feared by the ordinary German people. There were no fair trails. 500 were trailed and executed for opposing Hitler before the war stared.

Concentration camps and labour camps were set up. The first being Dachau outside Munich in March 1933. Communist s were sent there after they were blamed for the Reichstag fire. He had many anti semtic laws and treated jews very badly and then began killing them off in huge number.

Terror and Propaganda were two effective methods used by Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin to maintain their power and conrolling a totalitarian state.





I got an A2 for this essay, hope it is a help :)

Irish HL sample "An Triail" answer

This is the answer i wrote for the question that cam up for An Triail. It is an answer I wrote myself so it is not perfect there maybe some other points that should added in etc but it is still a fairly good answer.

I dont have the paper with me now so do not now the exact wording of the question but it was someting like, pádraiig is not the only one to blame for Máire's demise.

Cé gur féidir linn a rá go raibh Padraig féinlárnach, mídhíolas agus fealltach, ní féidir linn an milleán iomlán a chur air as an tragóid úfásach a tharla sa dráma seo.

Ceapaim go raibh sé an glic agus mealta. Dúirt sé le Máire gan scríobh chuige agus gan a ainm a rá le aon duine. Is dunie mínáireach, leithleach, agus plámásach é. Glac sé buntáiste ar Mháire an t-am ar fad mar cailín óg sionneanta ab ea í. Bhí sé sotalach freisin. Is carachtair míthaitneamhach é mar tuigeann sé cad atá ar súil aige agus tuigeann sé cé chomh soineanta is atá Máire agus is Cuma leis.  An céad uair eile a fheicimid é ná I gníomh a dó, radharc a sé, nuair a thagann sé go dtí teach an mhí-chlú le Mailí. Glaoann se, “Striapach” ar Mháire agus ritheann sé amach as an áit faoi mar a dhéanadh cladhaire agus nuair a cloiseann sé go bhfuil iníon aige níl sé ag iarraidh fiú í a fheicáil.

Cinnte, caithfear a adhmháil go bhfuil chuid den locht ar Phadraig ach ní féidir an milleán iomlán a chur air. Caithfear an milleán a cur ar an sochaí iomlán de bharr an tragóid sa dráma seo agus go háirithe ar chlann Mháire féin.

 Féachaimís mar shampla ar Bean Uí Chathasaigh, máthair Máire. Bhí sí an ceartaiseach agus fimíneach ag an am céanna. Ní tugaim cén chaoi gur féidir le máthair caitheamh lena hiníon ar an mbealach sin. Bean an chrIstúil í ach bean an mhíchrístúil í friesin. Mar shampla, nuair a chuaigh sí isteach sa cúirt, dúirt sí, “ní ormsa is coir aon phioc den mhilleán a chur,” agus mhínigh sí don cúirt gur thóg sí, “go creidiúnach agus go críostúil” í. Faraor, bhí sí níos buartha faoii thuairim na chorsan ná mar a bhí sí faoina hiníon. Bean an leithleasach is ea í. Nuair a chuala sí go raibh Máire a súil le páiste, ba mhaith leí deireadh “a chur leis an ngin”. Ní raibh sí raimh sásta cabhrú le Máire. Ní raibh a deartháireacha, Liam agus Seán, aon phioc níos fear ná a máthair. Bhí Seán ag dul le sagairteoireacht agus bhí Liam ró-thógtha lena chailín cara Beití de Burca. Ba chuma leis an mbeirt acu cad a tharla do Mháire, cé go raibh a fhios acu go raibh a mhathair ró dhain uirthi. Is siombal é Seán den Eaglais Chaithliceach, agus chomh maith leis an sagairt sa bhfaoistin, ní dhearna sé “aon iarracht ar ghrá Dé nó ar charthanach chríostaí a thaispaint” do Mháire. Ní raibh an sagairt sásta aspalóid a thabhairt di sa bhfaointin.

Féachaimís anois ar Bean Uí Chinsealaigh. Nuair a chuaigh Máire suas go dtí an chathar, d’fhóstaigh an bhean seo í. Mathair ab ea í freisin agus bhí cúigear iníon aici. Cheapfá go mbeadh sí go maith do Mháire agus go cabhródh  sí leí, ach faraor, nímar sin a tharla. “Thuairim na chorsain” a bhí ag déanamh buartha di freisin. Mar sin, nair a fuair sí amach go raibh Máire ag iompair clainne, d’iarr sí ar an oibrí soisílta, Áine Ní Bhreasail, “teach tearmainn” a fháil di ionas nach mbeadh uirthi na páistí “ a fhágáil I mbaol caidreamh lena léithéid.” Ní duine ró chríostúilí mar sin. Ba chuma leí cad a tharla do chailín óg, soineanta ón tuaithe cosúil le Máire, cé gur máthair í féin freisin.

Ní raibh an bean lóistín aon phioc níos fear ná Bean Uí Chinsealaigh. Léirigh sí drochmheas di nuair a thit an teach anuas orthu agus níor chuimhin leí leanbh Mháire a shábháil in eineach lena páistí féin.

Aisteach go leor, ba iad Mailí agus Seáinín an Mhóthair, beirt a bhí imeallaithe ag an sochaí, an t-aon bheirt a léirigh aon grá nó carthanach di. Bhí Mailí an cheanúil uirthi agus thug sí dídean di nuair nach raibh éinne eile sásta é a dhéanamh agus feicimid cé chomh brónach is a bhí sí nuair a bhí Máire agus a leanbh Padraigín marbh. Dairíre is féidir a rá nach raibh brón ar aon duine eile nuair a tharla sé mar bhí said go léir ró-leithleach ag suimneamh orthu féin.

Thréig gach duine Máire, Padraig, athair an linbh, a Mathair, Bean Uí Chathasaigh, a deartháireacha, Liam agus Seán, an Eaglais Chaithliceach, agus an sochaí go hiomlán I bhfoirm bean Uí Chinsealaigh, an bean lóistín, an t-oibrí soisílta agus ar bhealach bainisteoir an mhonarcha freisin. Ní raibh duine ar bith sásta cabhrú leí ach Seáinín an Mhóthair agus Mailí (an bhean sráíde), beirt nach raobh aon mheas ag sochaí na seascaidí orthu. Mar sin, ní féidir a rá go bhfuil an locht iomlán ar Phadraig.

Irish higher level sample essay - poverty

This is an irish essay i wrote in 6th year, I got an A for it so i think it is good,

title is - The people of Ireland and the world do not care about poor people

Is cuma le muintir na hÉireann agus muintir an domhain faoi na bochtáin

            An mbíonn tú ag féachaint ar an teilifís, ag éisteacht leis an raidió, nó an léann tú na nuachtáin na laethanta seo? Bhuel, i mo thuairim, má dhéanann tú aon cheann de na nithe seo tá scéal éigin cloiste nó léite agat faoin fhadhb na bhochtanais, táim cinnte dearfach de! Ceann d’fhadhbanna casta is ea an cheist seo faoi bhochtanas atá ár gcrá le fada. Bíonn an cheist seo faoi chaibidil ó am go chéile. Is cosúil go bhfuil ag teip orainn go dtí seo teach tar aon réiteach sásúil ar an bhfadhb seo, ach, mar sin féin, ní ionann sin is a rá gur cuma le muintir na hÉireann agurs muintir an domhain faoi na bochtáin. Ní aontaim leis an teideal se oar chor ar bith. Ceapaim go bhfuil said ag déanamh a lán oibre in Éirinn agur ar fud an domhain chun saol níos fear a thabairt do na doine bochta.

In Éirinn, tá cumainn charthanacha cosúil le Goal, Gorta, Concern agus Trócaire ag obair go dian dícheallach ar son na mbochtáin sa Tríú Domhain agud tá go leor cumainn charthanacha ó thíortha elae ar fud na cruinne ag obair leo freisin. Cabhraíonn a lán scoileanna in Éirinn leis na cumainn charthanacha freisin. Tugann said bronntanais do na páistí bochta leis an bhfeachtas “Operation Christmas Child”. I gcúpla scoil eile bailíonn said airgead agus tugann said é do chumainn charthanacha difriúla. Anuas ar sin, tá a lán oibrithe deonacha ón tír seo ague tíortha eile ag obair sa Tríú Domhain leis na daoine bochta ag cabhrú leo mar shampla ag tógáil scoileanna nó tithe.

            Úsáideann daoine cailúla a gcáil chun cabhrú leis na bochtáin freisin. D’eagraigh Bob Geldof agus ceoltóirí eile an cheolchoirm “Live Aid” chun airgead a fail don Aetóip cúpla bliain ó shin. Rinne na ceolchoirmeacha “Live Aid” breis is céad milliún dollar agus mar sin ní féidir linn a rá gur Cuma le muintir an domhain faoi na bochtáin.

            Ach, chun an fhírinne a rá, ní dhéanann gach duine sa domhain go leor oibre chun cabhrú leo. Is cosúil go bhfuil na rialtais éagsúla beag bean ar an Tríú Domhain. Bronnann said beagáinín airgid ar na tíortha bochta anois is arís ach is beag eile a dhéanann said I ndáiríre. Caitheann na tíortha bochta san Afraic timpeall céad milliúin dollar chuile sheachtain ag aisíoc fiacha do na tíortha saibhre. Ni haon bréag a rá go bhfuil cuid mhór den locht ar chomhlachtaí móra ar fud an domhain, a bhíonn sásta pá íseal a thabhairt d’oibrithe bhochta a bhíonn ag obair ar a son. Rud eile de, níl daoine saibhre saor ó locht ach oiread. Tá nócha faoin gcéad de mhaoin an domhain ag deich faoin gcéad den daonra. Caithfear a admháil gur scéal náirech é sin. Tá saol an mhada bháin ag daoine saibhre ague tá an iomarca daoine gafa le hábharachas. Ní thuigeann said an nath, “Is fear sona ná saibhir”. Is Cuma le cuid mhór daoine faoi na bochtáin fiú ina dtír féin.

            Ceapann cúpla duine go bhfuil na daoine bochta sa Tríú Domhain amháin. Tá daoine bochta sa Tríú Domhain cinnte ach tá daoine bochta in Éirinn freisin. Tá an iomarca daoine gan dídean ina gconaí in Éirinn. Dar le Barnados, tá 100,000 páistí in Éirinn faoi bhochtanas leanúnach, is é sin nach bhfuil na héadaí is bunúsaí ná an bia is coir acu. Caithimid cabhrú leis na daoine bochta sa tír seo, anuas ar na daoine sa Tríú Domhain. “Baist do leanbh féin ar dtús,” a deirtear.

            Ní féidir a shéanadh ach gur deacair fadhb mór seo a réiteach agus ba cheart dúinn iarracht éigin a dhéanamh feabhas a chur ar chúrsaí ach, mar sin féin, níl sé ceart a rá gur Cuma le muintir na hÉireann agus muintir an domhain faoi na bochtáin, mar is bréag é sin, dar liom.

            Mar a luaigh mé cheanna, níl aon fhreagra simplí ar an gceist faoin bhochtanas ach caithfear a bheith dóchasach go dtiocfaidh feabhas ar an scéal. Caithfidh rialtais an domhain agus gach uile duine oibrú le chéile chun an fhadhb seo a leigheas, ach an dtarlóidh sé choice, bhuel mar a deir an seanfhocal, “Is maith an scéalaí n aimsir.”