Bitesize Irish Podcast

From 2013 to 2016 we ran the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast. The format of the online show focused on interviewing really interesting people who were passionate about the Irish Gaelic language or Ireland’s culture & history. In the beginning of 2016 we decided to stop publishing new Podcast episodes because it wasn’t a sustainable process …

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Great news everyone! Starting next week we’re relaunching the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast. We have one episode in the making and until everything is finished, we found an older Podcast episode we think you’d really like.

Back in 2015, Eoin had the opportunity to have a great talk with Brighid O’Sullivan, Irish-American author who shared with us 8 things people probably don’t know about Ireland. By listening to this rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast episode 42, you’ll learn more about Brighid including her Irish background growing up, words in English that come from Ireland and the Irish language, and Irish people who contributed to scientific discoveries.

This is a re-run of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast – Episode 42, in the English language.

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During the first years of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast we had the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people with strong connections to the Irish language. We’re happy we could share their stories with you.

You had the chance to meet singers, Irish teachers, or artists such as Aislinn Adams whose story is quite a pleasure to listen to.

Aislinn is an Irish artist & illustrator who has a focused interest in the connection between plant life in Oregon (where she lives) and Ireland. She also illustrates series of botanical greeting cards, some of them being used in the Washington Post.

Listen to this rebroadcast of the 41st Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast episode and discover Aislinn story, her journey through Washington D.C., attending immersion weekends and teaching the Irish language in Salem, Oregon.

This is a re-run of the 41st episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast, in the English language.

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There are several things you can do to improve your Irish language learning process. You could start by immersing yourself in Irish (by listening to audio and watching videos such as our Irish pronunciation videos) or by finding a group of people to practice what you’ve learned.

Creating your own study group is a good way to practice the language with other people. Learning Irish on your own is great, but it’s always better to have someone to practice the language.

You can start your study group by going to Irish Gaelic events in your area (such as immersion weekends) and meeting people which have the same interests as you. If you want some help in this direction and also need some tips on learning Irish Gaelic, please give the rebroadcast of the 40th Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast episode a listen.

In this re-run of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic podcast, in the English language, you can meet Devin Blankenship who visited Ireland several times and decided to learn the language. Devin founded a regular study group in Bloomington, Indiana (where they also run their annual immersion weekend).

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Two full years after our last Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast episode, this is the return of an experiment! Did you listen to this podcast experiment episode? Do you want us to restart the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast? Then use the button right here to ask your question for the next podcast episode: Have a listen …

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One worthy goal of learning Irish Gaelic is to make sure that the language keeps living on through the people who speak it. We could say that the future of the Irish language is unsure (and probably controversial) so we ventured out and made 3 bold & unusual predictions.

Our 3 predictions are related to the Connemara dialect, the Irish language’s accent and simplification over the years.

This is a rebroadcast of the 39th episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast. When it originally aired in 2015, it received a lot of interesting feedback from our audience. Some people saw our predictions as a little too grim, while other agreed and shared their feedback.

This is a re-run of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast in the English language.

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Every time we step out of our comfort zone and start to do something hard, we need a pretty good reason. If you start exercising then you do it to be healthier, when you change your job it’s because you want a better lifestyle, but what about when you start learning a new language?

What’s your reason for wanting to speak Irish Gaelic?

From our experience, most people who start their journey of learning Irish Gaelic do this because they want to strengthen their connection with their Irish heritage and they want to have that ‘feeling of belonging to something bigger than yourself’.

Of course they’re other valid reasons for wanting to speak the Irish language. If you have a few minutes, we recommend you to listen to this rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast – episode 38 and discover 10 reasons to speak Irish Gaelic.

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Ireland is a top destination for tourists from all over the World. We don’t know if it’s the “amazing weather”, the beautiful landscapes or the spirit of the Irishmen, but people are adding our country to their travel bucket lists – which makes us really happy.

In fact, some people from the Bitesize Irish Gaelic community are learning the Irish language because they will visit Ireland and want to spark conversations with locals or relatives.

There are a lot of online tools for people who want to discover Ireland including videos, maps or text guides – it comes down to what you feel comfortable using when visiting.

In the rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic – 37th episode, you can listen to an amazing talk between Eoin from Bitesize and Neil Jackman who founded the Abarta Audio Guides. These are downloadable, easy-to-follow, guides for tourist spots across Ireland.

This is a re-run of the 37th episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic, in the English language.

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Irish Gaelic isn’t the easiest language to learn so you will have to adjust your learning process if you want to achieve a conversational level of Irish, or even be fluent in the language.

You don’t have to worry though. Adjusting your learning process so you can master Irish Gaelic can be done with ease, if you’re enthusiastic about doing it, and you don’t see it as a chore.

Adjusting your learning process for Irish Gaelic is actually about being ready to use more additional resources and to learn the language in small regular pieces (The Bitesize Method). For this to work you will need to immerse yourself in the language by going to Irish language events, listening to Irish radio, watching Irish TV or Irish Pronunciation Videos.

Next, if you want to discover how you can learn the language in small regular pieces, we recommend you to listen this rebroadcast of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast – episode 36, where Eoin talks to Karen Reshkin about the process of learning Irish. Karen is an accomplished Irish language speaker and she has some great insight if you want to learn it in small regular pieces.

This is a rebroadcast of the 36th episode of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast, in the English language.

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What would you say is the best way to connect to Irish culture? You could start learning a few things about Ireland’s history and geography, but that’s only going to have an improved general knowledge about the country. If you really want to connect to Ireland’s real culture, you can do that by starting to learn the Irish language, at your own pace, or immersing yourself in Irish.

Do you think that learning Irish Gaelic is a big task? Well it probably is, but that shouldn’t keep you from doing it. You can start slow by signing up for a free trial and go on from there. If you want to immerse yourself in Irish, there are several ways you can do this. You could start listening to Irish audio podcasts, radio or watch Irish pronunciation videos on YouTube.

In this rebroadcast of the 35th episode from the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast, you can listen to an engaging discussion between Eoin (founder of Bitesize) and Brian Ó hAirt who is an American sean-nós singer, musician, and a speaker of the Irish Language. Brian shares his connection with Ireland’s real culture, through song and Irish Gaelic. His connection to the Irish language started after hearing a song on the radio when he was young.

This is a re-run of the Bitesize Irish Gaelic Podcast – episode 35, in the English language.

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