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Colleen talks her Irish-American upbringing in the Appalachian mountains, her rare medical condition and how that led her to discover a genetic link with Niall’s home town. She grew up with gigantism, a syndrome caused by the pituitary gland and which causes a lot of medical problems, and for a long time never met another …
Roots in Mid-Ulster – Interview with member Colleen Read More »
Antje shares her experience learning Irish as a non-native English speaker in Germany. Having grown up in the GDR, Antje tells Emma that Ireland was the first place she visited after the fall of the Berlin wall, making her way to Kerry to cycle The Ring of Kerry in 1990. She began working more on …
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John / Seán talks about his Irish language journey in Hangzhou, China, far from his hometown of Limerick. He’s a teacher, and also a successful musician. He wants to be able to speak the Irish language fluently and naturally. As a young teen, he spent summers down in Ceann Trá (Ventry) in County Kerry. Having …
“Even a word of Irish brings memories flooding back” Read More »
Luke is a Grow member at Bitesize Irish, and is an Irish language learner living in Droichead Átha / Drogheda, Co. Louth. Luke is a very active member at Bitesize Irish, so there’s a lot to learn from him! He attends our Bitesize Beo group conversation practise sessions, and our Cogar Mogar member calls. Gaeilge …
Interview with Luke – Let the language Speak to you Read More »
Chris joined me for our first members’ interview of 2022. Chris was born in Dublin and moved to England almost 50 years ago. We began our chat by discussing what brought him back to the Irish language as he hadn’t had much to do with it since his school days. His starting point was Michael …
MEMBER INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS – RETURNING TO IRISH WHILE LIVING ABROAD Read More »
This week, I had a lovely chat with our GROW member, Martin. Martin, who lives in Dublin, has been a member of the GROW Program for 8 months now and talks about his experience in learning the language. Martin left school at 14 and had very little Irish and didn’t think much of it until …
This week, I had the chance to catch up with our GROW member, Deirdre. Deirdre grew up in County Kerry and moved to Ontario, Canada over 35 years ago. During a visit home last year, Deirdre enrolled in music lessons held through the medium of Irish at Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh in Dingle, Co. Kerry. …
MEMBER INTERVIEW WITH DEIRDRE – REDISCOVERING IRISH THROUGH MUSIC Read More »
I had the pleasure of chatting to our GROW member Jeri last week. Jeri studied Irish poetry and theater in university, and was inspired to learn Irish after visiting Ireland. We chatted about her wonderfully unique way of learning Irish through poetry, and the mindset needed when learning a language as an adult. I’m so …
Last week, I had a wonderful chat with our GROW member, Jim. I have never heard someone describe the Irish language quite as poetically and beautifully as he does. Jim grew up in Pennsylvania, and has actually never been to Ireland, although his childhood and upbringing was very Irish. He felt a calling to learn …
Aisling chatted to Bitesize Irish member Melinda in New York about her language learning journey so far – why she started learning and how she uses Bitesize Pobal to practice Gaeilge Gach Lá! Melinda was introduced to the Irish language through music and spirituality, I absolutely love her story. I hope you enjoy our conversation …
