Tag Archives: irish oral

Are you freakin’ SRS?

Grad dates. All I have heard about since the return to school is grad dates. “OMG did you hear Mary Kate asked JohnJoe over the Christmas!” “I’m gonna ask Eugene guys!” “Good for you Margaret!” etc etc. Yeah. Good for you, Margaret. How the hell am I supposed to concentrate on my mockadoodledoos (they’re a [...]

Bang! and the Irish Oral has been aced!

I did my Irish Oral today, and I’m absolutely delighted with myself. It really couldn’t have been better! Seriously, it was amazing, to say the least! I’m amazing. Amazing. At the end of the exam, when the tape was switched off, the examiner asked me if I speak Irish at home or went to a [...]

Well that was nice… Or was it?

Hello hello hello suitably stressed out fellow LC-ers. I have a secret to share. I did NO study today since school ended. Absolutely none. And I really feel pretty guity…ish. But it was nice getting home, having no homework and just flopping down with a cup of tea and thinking about anything, slowly trying to [...]

A Quickie: Big Words and Irish Orals.

A few months ago, I signed up to www.dictionary.com to get their “word of the day” and, let me assure you of this, I haven’t looked back since. In recent weeks and months, I’ve learned what “consternation”, “virtuoso” and “wanton” mean, but I can safely say nothing shall ever trump today’s word of the day: [...]

Irish Orals – Conas ata tú?

Ta me go hiontach. Why? I have finally finished the first step towards completing the leaving cert. I had been awaiting this day for weeks now. I’m not exactly one for preparing for exams but I think I am finally getting geared up and motivated. I didn’t realize it was possible to drink 18 cups [...]