Definitive List of Stair Topics?

Mackleton

Hey all, so I am kinda crapping myself over stair coz I can't seem to find a concrete list of the topics. Yes I know I shouldn't stress so much over a 30 mark question but its something you can be sure of going in. So on that note could anyone help me out and post a list of the topics that HAVE to be known?

Cheers in advance!

SamHamilton

Tionchar na teangacha iasachta.
Ogham.
An Ghaeilge mar theanga Ceilteach.
Na Gaeltachtaí.
Eagraíochtaí Gaeilge.
Meath na Gaeilge - 17ú aois agus 19ú aois
Máirtí ó Cadhain, Máirtín ó Direáin, Seán ó Riardáin, Cailtlín Maude, Máire Mhac an tAoi, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
Na hAnnála
Béaloidis
Ruraíocht
Fiannaíocht
An dán díreach (Scoileanna na mBaird)
An Aisling
Na cuairteanna filíochta
Adhchlann Uisnigh.

They're the topics my teacher gave me. Don't know whether that's a condensed list or not because it doesn't look like it!

JC 2K3

End of Fiúntas book has basically everything you need.

Corruptedmorals

Yes but the bits on the poets are after their poems, not the end.

JC 2K3

You can leave out the poets, and it's advisable to do so. Too much work learning all of them.

lemansky

JC 2K3 wrote:

You can leave out the poets, and it's advisable to do so. Too much work learning all of them.

Are you leaving out the poets then, yes?I'm toying around with doing that...but knowing me it won't be decision made until Thursday night.But if the general consensus is to leave them out I will.Frankly looking through the papers I feel that poets aren't necessary but I'm just not sure whether to abandon them completely.

DtotheK

my teacher didn't go through the poets or any stories, just the first 7ish on the list. things like irish in the media and bealoidis are easy .

come on the ogham!!

spudington16

SamHamilton wrote:

Tionchar na teangacha iasachta.
Ogham.
An Ghaeilge mar theanga Ceilteach.
Na Gaeltachtaí.
Eagraíochtaí Gaeilge.
Meath na Gaeilge - 17ú aois agus 19ú aois
Máirtí ó Cadhain, Máirtín ó Direáin, Seán ó Riardáin, Cailtlín Maude, Máire Mhac an tAoi, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
Na hAnnála
Béaloidis
Ruraíocht
Fiannaíocht
An dán díreach (Scoileanna na mBaird)
An Aisling
Na cuairteanna filíochta
Adhchlann Uisnigh.

They're the topics my teacher gave me. Don't know whether that's a condensed list or not because it doesn't look like it!

I'd be inclined to agree with almost that entire list, the exception being An Aisling Pholaitiúil... That said, it'll be worth knowing tréithe na haislinge for an Fhilíocht, even if it's looking rather unlikely in Stair. Máirtín Ó Díreán, Seán Ó Ríordán and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill are all quite possible too...

JC 2K3

lemansky wrote:

Are you leaving out the poets then, yes?I'm toying around with doing that...but knowing me it won't be decision made until Thursday night.But if the general consensus is to leave them out I will.Frankly looking through the papers I feel that poets aren't necessary but I'm just not sure whether to abandon them completely.

Sure there're so many poets that can come up and it's only one of two questions(AFAIK).

It's more work than it's worth. Just learn everything else.

They're all very easy to bluff too, no small details required. I got 17/30 in Stair na Teanga in my mock without even looking at it before the exam.

Bit of advice though. I know it says it on the paper, but Ní leor trí mhórphointe!

My teacher recommends 7/8 mionphointe. Bullet point form.

lemansky

JC 2K3 wrote:

Sure there're so many poets that can come up and it's only one of two questions(AFAIK).

It's more work than it's worth. Just learn everything else.

They're all very easy to bluff too, no small details required. I got 17/30 in Stair na Teanga in my mock without even looking at it before the exam.

Bit of advice though. I know it says it on the paper, but Ní leor trí mhórphointe!

My teacher recommends 7/8 mionphointe. Bullet point form.

Cool.I'll leave them out so.
I'd totally agree with your teacher-ours is the same.Besides them telling us that 3 mhórpointe aren't enoutgh-i personally wouldn't be happy to only write that much.
I would just write out EVERYTHING I know on each topic,regardless of guidelines.Its always worked in the past without time being an issue.That done,I'd make a good 7/8 points.

Corruptedmorals

I got full marks for it in the mocks, never looked over it. Bluffed my way through Children of Lir, Diarmuid and Gráinne, Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltachts.

Forgot the Irish for swans, so wrote big white birds instead...and that was still grand!

chas_88

i'm doing these ones:
rúraíocht
fiannaíocht
oidhe clainne uisnigh
táin bó cuailgne
aisling / aisling polaitiúil
an caighdeán
dán díreach
dán grá
an t-amhrán
an t-amhrán grá
trí rainn agus amhrán
béaloideas
cúirteanna filíochta
an ghaeltacht
canúintí
gaeilge sna meáin chumarsáide
athbheochan na gaeilge
polasaí rialtais ó 1921 ar aghaidh

i'd say doing poets could be a waste of time.