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This is just a little story from the County Kerry Gaeltacht, to keep you motivated in using the Irish language every day. I went campervanning on the Dingle Peninsula, with a good friend. We parked up, quite late in the evening. We had plans to go to the local pub-turned-brewery, after cooking up some food.
Our aim for you at Bitesize Irish is: Gaeilge GACH Lá. Irish EVERY Day. Even if you attend Irish language classes every week, it’s only when you make Irish part of your every day that you’ll move to becoming a speaker of it. It’s possible for you to move from being a “learner” of Irish,
At Bitesize Irish, we want to get you to practice the Irish language regularly, preferably daily. Deliberate practice, as described in the book Grit, requires: focussed learning on a specific skill, which will help get you to your ultimate goal and immediate feedback, so that you can improve quickly. Even if you attend Irish language
April 1st 2019 – London, England. I write to you with this important news: that Bitesize Irish has relocated to London (just opposite the Oliver Cromwell statue in Westminster, to be specific). This might be massive news for you, as a person who values the Irish language, so let me try to explain why we
With whom does the future of the Irish language rest? The young people in Ireland. If you were to look long-term at ways to help the Irish language, on whom would you spend money? The young people in Ireland. €500 Donated to Feachtas in 2019 I’m proud to say that Bitesize Irish, from part of
What is an immersion weekend? As our friend Neasa put it: An immersion weekend (or week(s)) is where people gather to learn the Irish language and speak it and participate in cultural activities (often involving the language). So we immerse ourselves in the Irish language and by the end of the weekend we’ve forgotten how
What do the US Army, the Easter Rising and the Irish language have in common? One of Bitesize Irish’s newest members, Patrick! Born in America and currently living in Kentucky, Patrick attended school in Ireland, but it was a twist of fate when he enlisted in the US Army which led him to discover his
When Sandra Cline signed up as a Bitesize Irish member, she didn’t know very much about her family heritage, but she is instinctively drawn to the Irish language and Celtic culture. Read more about Sandra’s Irish language learning journey here, from Indiana in the United States: Why did you decide to learn Irish Gaelic? I
Mike Power is learning Irish, like so many people around the world, to connect with his ancestry and the culture he grew up with. He visits Ireland regularly, not to see relatives, but to see “historic sites and places of beauty and interest”. Of which, we have to admit, there are many! Living in London,
In this video, you’ll learn a very common word which is often associated with Irish society – community. pobal /pub-ell/ community Now, let’s use the word in a sentence: Fáilte go dtí an Pobal/falw-cha go gee an pub-ell /Welcome to the Community Related posts: How To Say – “Bless You” in Irish Gaelic (VIDEO) How
In this video, you will learn a short lullaby poem. You could recite this poem to a child or loved one at bedtime, or simply repeat it to yourself when you’re heading to bed. This poem includes common words and phrases which you can reuse in everyday conversations. Also, Codail go sámh /kud-ell guh sawv/
In this video, you will learn a handy phrase to windup a conversation in Irish. This phrase could just be used as a pleasantry following an interaction in a shop or in a similar situation. Note that there two different versions of this phrase, one to use when speaking to one person, and another to
