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Right, here is my essay on reoiteog mharfach. Note the theme i am using is sadness and it works out at about 1 A4 page. THe whole essay can abbreviated into one word:

RiTSaTaRiCMaBBULDITI

The capital letters are the ones that start each sentence. Once the word is learnt, the sessay should just come easily.

Rinne mé stáidéar ar an dán "Reoiteog Mharfach" a scríobh Déaglán Collinge. Tá cur síos ann ar bhrón an fhile nuair a fheiceann sé timpiste ina bhfaigheann leanbh bás. Sa dán pléann sé an t-ábhar seo. Tá téama an-bhróin go láidir tríd an dán.

Ritheann buachaill óg amach ar an mbóthar agus buaileann carr é. "Chuaigh tú de ruthar ó chúl an veain amach". Maraíodh é ar an bpointe mar thit sé i gcarnán cosúil le bábóg. Bhí áthas ar an mbuachaill nuair a cheannaigh sé uachtar reoite. Bhí deifir air, agus rith sé amach ar an mbóthar.

Úsáideann an fhile íomhanna láidre chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar an eachtra. Léirionn sé an máthair ag screadáil. Déanann sé tagairt don uachtar reoite atá síos ar an mbóthar agus an buachaill atá anois i gconrá ar an talamh. Is léir on méid atá ráite agam go bhfuil téama an-bhróin tríd an dán. tá an dán seo lán le brón- brón na máthair agus an athair. Is dán dea scríofa é le stíl díreach.

EXcuse the typos, mispellings and fadas if there wrong.

Hope this helps :-)

Right here's my version of níl aon ní. The whole essay can be abbreviated into one word:

SUDIBiDNIDeDNiTaDa

The capital letters stand for the first letter in each sentence, once you know the word, the essay is easy to remember.

Sa dán seo taispeánann Cathal ó Searcaigh an grá atá aige dá ait dhuchaisi nDún na nGall. Úsáideann se íomhanna de áilleacht an dúlra chun é seo a dhéanamh. Deir sé go bhfuil faoiseamh i gCaiseal na gCorr nuair a bhíonn an smólach ag canadh go déanach sa tráthnóna. In Inis Bó Finne bíonn solas ag teacht ón spéir cosúil le huisce ag síleadh ó bhuicéad stáin. Bíonn síocháin i Mín na Craoithe nuair a thagann an ceo ag deireadh an lae. Dá mbeadh a ghrá i gCaillte Fhána Bhuí bheadh ceol draíochta le clisteáil aige ó na cloiginí gorma.
Níl a ghrá sásta dul go Dún na nGall mar b'fhearr leis bheith ina chónaí i mBaile Átha Cliath. Is fuath leis an bhfile Baile Átha Cliath agus úsáideann sé codarsnacht chun é seo a theaspáint. Deir se go mbíonn torann traíochta ann in ionad fuaimeann ón ndúlra. Deir sé freisin go bhfuil an brúchtbhaile ann gránna. Níl aon ainm aige ar an mbrúchtbhaile ach tá ainm ar ngach áit i nDún na nGall. Taispeánann na logainmneacha an grá atá aige dá ait dhuchais.
Dá mbeadh a ghrá leis i nDún na nGall bheadh filíocht álainn ag teacht óna bhéal cosúil leis an sulastrach atá ag fás ann.

Apologies for the typos and spelling errors if present
Hope this helps :-)

Here is a sheet of Irish verbs I wrote out. All the grammar in my Irish books are very confusing and not concise, so I hope these help

Lads I just found an old hardback copy full of People In History essays that I'd forgotten about and I figured that typing them up would help me remember them (and I am far too lazy to just take notes mechanically) so hey, I might as well put them up here so other people can benefit from them.

George Washington was a key figure in the American War of Independence. A wealthy farmer from Virginia, his skills and common sense were essential to America getting its independence from Britain.

Washington attended the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774, and at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 he was chosen as Commander-in-Chief of the American army. People wanted to gain independence from Britain as they despised the taxes imposed on them, such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts, and that the British government could control them 5,000 miles away without any American representative in parliament. They felt that George Washington would be the best man to lead them in their cause.

The War of Independence began in 1775. Washington had his first victory at the Battle of Brunker Hill, which was resolved in 1776. Washington's good tactics, order and discipline ensured the American success. His tactics included bombarding the city with cannons.

Despite this victory, the Americans were doing badly in the war, suffering a loss at Long Island, New York in the summer of 1776. However, on Christmas Day 1776 Washington and his troops crossed the River Delaware and launched a surprise attack on the British troops at Trenton in New Jersey. The troops were taken by surprise, as they were celebrating Christmas Day. The Americans emerged from the battle as victors, and this victory lifted the spirits of the Americans.

Washington suffered a loss in Philadelphia in 1777, and as a result was forced to spend the winter at Valley Forge, where many of his soldiers died from disease. The remaining soldiers were trained well, with the help of Baron Friedrich von Steuben from Germany.

Elsewhere, the Americans had a very important victory at Saratoga, which was the turning point of the war as French joined the war when news reached them of the American victory at Saratoga. They supported the Americans as they were bitter and wanted revenge after the loss of Canada to Britain. French help was very important, as they challenged the control of the British navy, the soldiers were well-trained and disciplined and the British army was weakened as they had to pull troops to defend their Caribbean colonies from the French.

The British took the city of Charlestown in 1780, with General Cornwallis as their leader. They advanced to Virginia, where they found themselves trapped by Washington and his troops at the town of Yorktown. A French fleet prevented help reaching the British. Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781. The war of independence was over, and the Americans had won.

Under the Treaty of Versailles, the USA was granted independence and British troops left America.

American success may not have been possible without the leadership and tactics of George Washington. He became the first President of the USA, of a democratic government, and served for two terms. He retired in 1797 and died in 1799. He is regarded as the father of the American nation.

The lord of a medieval castle lived in the keep of a medieval castle with his family. The castle usually had three storeys. The lord and his family lived on the top floor and the ground floor was the great hall where feasts were held and criminals were tried. Food and weapons were stored in the basement. When times were more peaceful, the lord and his family lived in a manor house.

The lord had numerous employees who helped him run his estates. Among these employees was his bailiff who collected rents and stopped crime. The serfs were ruled by the lord. Freemen paid him rent but could do as they wished otherwise.

The lord generally ate meat and pottage (vegetable soup with porridge). There were two main meals a day – dinner at 12PM and supper at 4PM. Feasts were held in the great hall, where food was served on wooden plates or on big slices of bread called trenches. The lord drank wine or ale.

Most lords were illiterate – they could not read or write. Good manners and fighting were considered to be more important than reading or writing. The lord’s sons were educated by a priest, who taught them this.

When the lord was free he liked to fish and go hawking. He also enjoyed taking part in or watching tournaments, which comprised of jousts and tourneys, and listening to court jesters and minstrels.

(This would probably fill a page of an exam booklet, it fills about 3/4 of an A4 page for me.)

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Thanks. :pac: Writing about the plantations is something I really hope I'll be able to avoid, but I'll keep that in mind if I end up having to.

I believe plantations came up in 2010 for people in history so you need not worry

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