The more you write, the more mistakes you make. Eighty percent is for grammar. Also remember the examiner will have to read it all and that's before he has to go do your paper two.
Gaelscoils are told minimum of 5 pages, hope this helps! I think people keep the essay short if they know they are going to make mistakes with the language
Thanks for all the help:-) I did the sceimhliteorieacht essay but I blanked after 3 pages so I finished that one off and I done the one about daoine óga then. I had plenty of time. Just to get a lecture from my teacher after the exam for messing up the sceimhliteorieacht!!!