Would anyone recommend the Bitesize Irish Gaelic site for a beginner like me?

I had never seen it before. It looks like a good little site to start an Irish journey.

I would totally recommend Bitesize Irish Gaelicfor a beginner, for someone wanting review of basics, or for anyone wanting to "get back into the Irish".
There are over 100 lessons. There is audio, so you can hear the words, phrases, pronounciation. Eoin is great about responding quickly to emails, if you have a question or comment. The information on the blog is interesting and valuable.
I've been a learner of the Irish for the past 6 years now, and I joined with the goal in mind to review and solidify basic, key concepts. It does that nicely.
I can't say enough good things about the site! I would suggest giving it a try.
And then let us on this forum know what you think.
Cheerio Texas

Bitesize is a really well-designed course but the recordings need to be redone properly by someone with less of an anglicized accent, preferably by a proper native speaker.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

as usual *sigh*. Would you imagine English-learning stuff, recorded by people who have a French accent? It would make everybody laugh. But in Irish it looks like almost nobody cares... which makes it sad rather than funny.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

I don't understand what is meant by "...less of an anglicized accent, preferably by a proper native speaker". If your first language is Irish, you grew up speaking Irish, and your primary and secondary education was through Irish, why would you not be considered a "proper native speaker"? It would be helpful to me, and probably to others here, also, if this could be explained a bit.
GRMA.
CheerioTexas

I guess he simply meant "by a native speaker". Obviously someone who has an anglicised accent is not a native speaker.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

A person who truly satisfied those conditions would not have the accent of the speaker on the recordings in Bitesize Irish. The speaker is not a first-language speaker and the rest of the process has instilled a distinct school-Irish flavour to his Irish.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Hey Cherrio Texas:

Let me know where you are. I live in Navasota, and I'd love to talk with you. You can reach me at [phone number removed for user protection - PM Faber directly for details] (my cell). Give me a call or an email at [e-mail address removed for user protection - PM Faber directly for details] and we can discuss your re entrance into Irish.

Slán
Féabar Mac

Thanks for emailing me "Cheerio Texas". Wish you and others would abandon these weird
on-line/on-forum names. I never know who the heck I'm talking to with all of these cryptic names.
Makes me wonder if Brendan is really named Brendan and Louie really is Lughaidh, and Bríd is really Bríd. I could be talking to Tom, Dick and Harry and not know it.

I think I'll delete my Faberm account and come back as "Dark Celtic Overlord of the Pestilence" or something!

Marilyn.....yes.... of course I know who you are now.



Oh.... in case anyone wonders faberm / Féabar Mac = Faber McMullen or Féabar MacMaolain