An Triail (summary)

An Triail is based on a the story of a young girl.

Tá An Triail bunaithe ar scéal chailín óig,

Máire Ní Chathasaigh was pregnant as a result of a relation she had with Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh.

Bhí Máire Ní Chathasaigh ag iompar clainne de bharr an chaidrimh a bhí aici le Padraig Mac Cárthaigh

He was a married man and a school teacher.

Fear pósta agus máistir scoile a bhí ann.

He enticed her

Mheall sé í

Sly and clever

glic agus cliste

She believed every word he said to her

Chreid sí gach uile fhocal a labhair Pádraig léi

Too young and innocent

ró-óg agus soineanta

When it comes to light that she is pregnant, she is marginalised and avoided.

Nuair a thagann sé chun solais go bhfuil sí ag iompar clainne, déantar í a imeallú is a sheachaint.

She fled to Dublin

Teith sí go Baile Atha Cliath

To escape from the gossip in her native place

Chun éalú ón gcúlchaint ina háit dhúchais.

big moral questions are raised in the play

ardaítear cesiteanna móra móráltachta sa dráma

Is Ireland a Christian country?

An tír chríostaí í ÉIre?

there is no pity from society in Ireland for Maire

ní raibh trua ar bith ag sochaí na hEirinn do Maire

she put a lot of emphasis on faith

chuir sí béim mhór ar an gcreideamh

She tried to force her to have an abortion.

Rinne sí iarracht ginmhilleadh a bhrú uirthi.

she called maire a prostitute

ghlaoigh sí striapach ar Mhaire

she thought she had raised her Christianly

cheap sí gur thóg sí í go críostúil

lack of charity and kindness

easpa charthanachta agus cineáltais

sanctimonious attitude

an dearcadh bréagchráifeach

looking down on her

ag féachaint anuas uirthi

She wont let her baby leave her for the darkness of eternity without her going accompanying her

Ní ligfeadh sí dá leanbh dul uaithi I nDorchacht na síoraíochta gan í féin in éineacht léi

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