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• Pádraig Mac Suibhne

• Rugadh agus tógadh é i Dún na nGall (1942). Ba mhúinteoir agus príomhoide é.

• Bhain sé céim sa Ghaeilge agus Stair.

• Scríobh sé Spaisteoireacht agus Solas Uaigneach.

Réamhrá
^Introduction

Déanann an dán cur síos ar an gcoimhlint a d’fhéadfadh teacht chun cinn i bpósadh. Tar éis blianta fada, tuigeann an fear céile agus an bhean chéile araon go dteastaíonn rudaí éagsúla uathu. Teipeann ar an bpósadh agus socraíonn siad colscaradh.
^{The poem describes the conflict which can arise in a marriage. After many years, the husband and wife both realise they want different things. The marriage fails and they decide to divorce.}

Téama
^Theme

• Coimhlint
  ^Conflict

• Colscaradh
  ^Divorce

Mothúcháin
^Emotion

• Frustruchas

  ^Frustration

• Díoma

  ^{Disappointment}

• Saint

  ^Greed

• Míshonas

  ^Unhappiness

Friotal
^Language

• Nádúrtha
  ^Natural

• Simplí
  ^Simple

• Gonta
  ^Concise

Príomhsmaointe
^{Main Ideas}

• Is í an choimhlint téama an dáin seo.
  ^{Conflict is the team of this poem.}

• Bhí mianta difriúla ag an bhfear agus ag an mbean faoin saol pósta.
  ^{The man and the woman had different opinions on married life.}

• Ta codarsnacht láidir sa dán idir mianta na beirte agus idir saol traidisiúnta agus an saol nua-aimseartha.
  ^{There is a strong contrast in the poem between the desires of the two and between traditional life and modern life.}

• Bhí deighilt an mhór idir an bhean agus an fear.
  ^{There was a great division between the woman and the man.}

• Ní raibh siad sásta teacht ar aon chomhréiteach.
  ^{They were not willing to reach any compromise.}

• Scar siad faoi dheireadh.
  ^{They eventually separated.}

Véarsa 1

• Ba mhaith leis an bhfear pósadh traidisiúnta.
  ^{The man would like a traditional marriage.}

• Bhí saol pósta an fhir dírithe ar an gclann.
  ^{The married life of the man was focused on the children.}

• Bhí íomha thraidisiúnta aige den phósadh – bheadh a bhean sa bhaile ag tabhairt aire do na páistí.
  ^{He had a traditional image of marriage – his wife would be at home looking after the children.}

• Tá na meafair a bhaineann leis an bhfear tíriúil teolaí agus séimh. ‘i nead a chine…ar leac a thine’
  ^{The metaphors associated with the country man are warm and gentle. 'in the nest of his kind...on the slab of his fire'}

Véarsa 2

• Ba mhaith leis an mbean pósadh nua-aimseartha.
  ^{The woman would like a modern marriage.}

• Ba mhaith leis an mbean rudaí eile – grá, ach neamhspleáchas agus stádas.
  ^{The woman wants other things – love, but independence and status.}

• Ba mhaith léi a roghanna féin a dhéanamh ‘taobh den bhríste’
  ^{She wants to make her own choices.}

• Bhí a mianta dírithe ar rudaí taobh amuigh den bhaile – laethanta saoire thar lear.
  ^{Her desires were focused on things outside of home – holidays abroad.}

• Tá saibhreas agus ábharachas tábhachtach don bhean.
  ^{Wealth and materialism are important to the woman.}

• Bhí a mianta féin ní ba thábhachtaí di ná a fear.
  ^{Her own desires were more important to her than her husband.}