Monday 25 November, 2024

14 fears anyone who did the Irish oral will relate to

Oh, the flashbacks!

THIS WEEK, LEAVING Cert students across the country are gearing up for their Irish Oral tests.

You’re already getting flashbacks to these exact Irish Oral nightmares, aren’t you?

1. There was the fear that you might accidentally reveal hidden truths about yourself

Is é An Scrúdú Cainte a bhfuil i gceist inniu Instagram / spoonastudies Instagram / spoonastudies / spoonastudies

Accidentally said "Tiocfaidh ár lá" instead of "Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí " in my Irish oral, kill me
— The Lizard Queen (@hashlingg) March 10, 2016

The Lizard Queen / Twitter

2. Or ask your examiner something inappropriate out of sheer panic

In my Irish oral&he asked me what will I do cos I don't have a date for the grads yet&I said I'll just have to bring him Hahahahahaha WHY ME
— Aisling Cremin (@AislingCremin) March 2, 2016

Aisling Cremin / Twitter

3. Having to tell straight up lies because you couldn’t think of anything else to say

#irishoral #lastbitofstudy #beoveralready Instagram / janineh91 Instagram / janineh91 / janineh91

i said U2 were at indiependence in my irish oral today hahahahaha
— Lauren (@Salpa_Play) October 16, 2014

Lauren McGrath † / Twitter

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4. Swearing by accident, then not being able to stop swearing

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5. Or mixing up the worst words possible

Tomorrow #irishoral #gaeilge #leavingcert #deadly #craic Instagram / hazel_ruth Instagram / hazel_ruth / hazel_ruth

Remember in my mock Irish oral I accidentally said that a girl was wearing a prostitute tshirt instead of stripy, pray 4 me
— Sinéad McQueirns (@Sinead_Mc27) April 9, 2016

Sinéad McQueirns / Twitter

‘Striapach’ =/= ‘straidhpeach’.

6. Speaking Spanish/French/German instead of Irish

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Only said "und" like 7153839 times in my IRISH oral
— Jewelz 💎 (@JulieMcCarthy7) May 19, 2015

Julie / Twitter

7. Saying ‘agus’ when you really had nothing more to add, and trailing off awkwardly

Suppose I better start now :) #schoolwork #Gaeilge #IrishOral #JuniorCert Instagram / sarahcoffey93 Instagram / sarahcoffey93 / sarahcoffey93

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8. Accidentally badmouthing yourself or somebody else thanks to your poor language skills

In my irish oral I said I was a "seanfeoltoir" instead of a "feolseantoir" so basically I said I was an old meat-er instead of a vegetarian
— frogbastard (@frogbastard96) January 20, 2015

MessyMeadhbh / Twitter

9. Accidentally incriminating yourself or someone else thanks to your poor language skills

I could always try flirting with the examiner.. #irishoral Instagram / franrussell96 Instagram / franrussell96 / franrussell96

Roisin accidentally told said in her Irish oral that she has two cars and she uses one illegally to do rings in fields in west cork hahahaha
— Ciara McGrath (@McGraBrah) April 2, 2014

Ciara McGrath / Twitter

10. Literally messing with the rules of time

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11. Not getting your favourite sraith pictiúr and freaking out

When you get as far as sraith pictiúr 19 and realise Michael D needs a makeover Instagram / shanbyrne99 Instagram / shanbyrne99 / shanbyrne99

If I get the Madra ar Strae sraith picture in my Irish oral I'll fist pump the life out of the examiner and jojo
— Eva Drum (@eva_drum) November 4, 2015

Eva Drum / Twitter

12. No seriously, feck sraith pictiúr

Slán go foil Instagram / ciarajoinerx Instagram / ciarajoinerx / ciarajoinerx

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13. Accidentally admitting something mortifying

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14. And the biggest, most chill-inducing fear: that you’d have to repeat it all next year

The relief! Instagram / jxssica_x_ Instagram / jxssica_x_ / jxssica_x_

imagine if you ripped up all your french/irish oral notes and you found out you didn't get enough points and had to repeat omfg
— amie (@melaymie) April 25, 2012

amie / Twitter

Nightmares. For the rest of your life.