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13 times Tumblr was so right about learning Irish
1. Firstly, the sraith pictíur are totally open to interpretation
“an bae: tar anseo”
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2. And your ‘aiste’ must always contain a freak accident
It’s mandatory.
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3. Being liberal with fadas is the name of the game
*sticks fada on every vowel just for good measure*
amy amy
4. The sraith pictiúr are a breeding ground for banter
“Weed iontach!”
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5. The prose is always incredibly grim… and yet you find yourself identifying with it
Who among us didn’t relate to Seamas’ plight in An t-Ádh after sitting Paper 2?
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6. When you’re listening to tape and you don’t understand a word…
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7. Like, nothing
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8. This about sums up all the poems and prose on Irish Paper 2
“Dublin is shit. I’m moving back to Inis Mór because it’s always sunny there.”
Irish literature in a nutshell.
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9. Same
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10. MIND. BLOWN.
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11. When you’re reading through the sraith pictiúr and you’re like, “Pssht, would never happen”
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12. When you realise that God is referenced a lot
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13. And finally… remember learning off these essays about Fadbh na nDrugaí?
Thank God those days are behind us, what?
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