Seacht mBealach / Seven Ways is a field guide to Gaeilge Gach Lá. The author is Eoin Ó Conchúir, writer, artist and founder of Bitesize Irish. The book launched in Ennis, Co. Clare during Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026.
Summary of the interview
Here’s a summary of the conversation you can play above (or go to Soundcloud) with Rossa Ó Sioradáin in April 2026, presenter of the popular show Fios Feasa on Dublin’s Raidió na Life:
- A brief history of Bitesize Irish – it started with a concept of learning Irish in bitesized steps, and now the heart of Bitesize Irish is the interwoven nature of language, culture and myth.
- The positive cultural enthusiasm around the language, with particular energy around the six counties.
- Seacht mBealach / Seven Ways is a bilingual book. The first half of the book are truths. One is to go deep, not fast. The second half of the book is a reflection on how to let the Irish language into your life in a weekly rhythm.
- The psychological narrative for those who had Irish at school – the book side-steps that by letting the language in.
- A younger generation is showing us how to embrace the language in a ways of less perfection.
- In a way, the book is simple a way to give yourself permission to try to connect and play with the language, written only long enough to express the views in the book.
- The method is more of a right-brained creative approach to connecting to the language, rather than a left-brained logic-based grammatical approach.
- Do this all at your own pace.
You can order the book from Bitesize Irish or get it from selected bookstores in Ireland – see the book page for more information.