irish - Drámaíocht

name of drama

Na Deoraithe

playwriter

celia de fréine

they lived with their mother in a house in the galway suburbs

bhí cónaí orthu lena máthairi dteach i mbruachbhaile na Gaillimhe

on one level

ag leibhéal amháin

mamó is a chearful chatty old woman

seanbhean ghealgháireach chainteach is ea mamó

she loves the children

tá gra aici do na páistí

she gives them presents

tugann sí bronntanais dóibh

nitpicky

cáinteach

complaining

gearánach

theres tension between mamo and elena

Tá teannas idir Mamó agus Elena

nervous

neirbhíseach

anxious

imníoch

Conservitive

coimeádach

mamó isnt happy that the family moved to ireland

níl mamó sásta gur tháing an teaghlach go hÉirinn

they were a middle class family who were well off when they were in ukraine

teaghlach meánaicmeach a bhí go maith as ab ea iad nuair a bhí siad san úcráin

they have low-paying jobs

tá poist ar phá íseal acu

selfish

leithleach

mamó is a selfish person in a way

is duine leithlach í mamó, ar bhealach

the effect of violence and hatred is the theme of this drama

tionchar an fhoréigin agus fhuatha ar shaol an duine is téama don dráma seo.

effect

tionchar

violence

fhoréigin

hatred

fhuatha

war and emigration are also themes

tá an chogaíocht agus an imirce mar théamaí freisin

war

cogaíocht

Emigration

imirce

We see the sadness and fear that the war in Ukraine has caused for the Mironov family.

feicimid an brón agus an eaga a chuir an cogadh san úcráin ar mhuintir Mironov

but they were not free from violence when they came to Ireland

ach ní raibh siad saor ó fhoréigean nuair a tháinig siad go hÉirinn

when they came to Ireland someone stabbed their father

nuair a tháinig siad go hÉirinn sháigh duine éigin athair

grandma is clearly not happy with their place or the low paying jobs that elena and nickolai have

is léir nach bhfuil mamó sásta lena n-áit chónaithe ná leis n a phoist ar pha íseal atá ag Elena agus Nikolai

According to me, the biggest emotion in the play is love

Dar liom, gur é an mothúcháin is mo sa dráma na grá

Elena is a loving person and she has great love for her kids

Is duine grámhar í Elena agus tá grá mór aici dá páistí

The girls are going to a disco and Elena is very worried

Teann na cailíní chuig an diosco i halla na scoile agus tá Elena an imníoch

You can see family love very clearly as well

Feicimid grá teaghlach anseo go soiléir

As well as that, Mamo is a very loving person

Ina theanta sin, is duine grámhar i mamó freisin

Mamo has huge love for her son Nikolai of course

Tá grá mór ag mamó dá mac Nikolai fosta

She wants the family to move back to Ukraine

Ba mhaith léi go rachaidh an chlann abhaile go dti an ucrain

I have pity for Mamo because she is lonely

Thug me trua do mamo mar ta si uaigneach

You can see love clearly in the play without a doubt

Feicimid grá go soiléir sa dráma gan dabht

there is a tragic unexpected end to the play

tá chrioch thragóideach gan choinne ar an dráma

Elena and grandma hear on the news that a man from Ukraine is seriously injured and on their way to the hospital

cloiseann Elena agus mamó ar an nuacht go bhfuil fear ón Úcráin górtaithe go dona agus ar a bhealach go dtí an t-ospidéal

They knew it was Nikolai

tá a fhios acu gur nikolai atá ann

the ending of the play is ironic aswell

críoch íorónta is ea críoch an dráma freisin

the family came to ireland because of the violence in their own country

tháinig muintir go hÉirinn mar gheall ar an bhforéigean ina dtír féin