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Ar dTús: Back to your beginnings

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You might feel on your Irish language journey that you’re not moving fast enough, or you’re not keeping up.

When we’re in a rush, we’ll feel like we have to do as much as possible, jumping from one idea to the next. It feels exhausting. It’s not meaningful.

You can feel heavy expectations on yourself, and a feeling that you’re never at the point you’re meant to be.

Ok, deep breath.

It’s incredibly valuable to take a step back.

Let’s go back to the beginning.

First of all, ar dtús, let’s reflect back.

Where did all this curiosity come from? What spurred you on to being here, right now?

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(It doesn’t matter if you’re “dabbling”, coming back to Irish, or actively learning at this moment.)

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  • Eoin at Bitesize Irish says:
    November 12, 2025 at 9:30 am

    What a response we received! Wonderful to see you going back to why you’re on this Irish language journey in the first place.

    Our Ar dTús starter kit is out now:
    https://www.bitesize.irish/first-steps/ar-dtus/

  • James Tobin says:
    November 11, 2025 at 12:00 am

    I have joined as an Explore member. Freagróidh mé den chuid is mó i mBéarla mar is tosaitheoir mé. I’m retired and live in Toronto, Canada but born and raised in Bray, Co. Wicklow. My interest in getting back to Irish started after I retired. My school Irish was long forgotten and not unlike many of my generation, we couldn’t wait to get away from Irish once school was finished. Now I understand the importance both culturally and emotionally being able to read, understand and converse about everyday matters. In a multicultural city like Toronto there are dozen of ethnic groups who day to day speak English but still have their native language. Many of my friends didn’t even know the Irish had their own indigenous language. I want to embrace this learning journey, if only to prove the colonizers wrong.

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