Gaels
The Gaels are an ethnic group who are native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in northwestern Europe. Gaelic languages are spoken by the Gaels, including m Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic.[1][2]
Na Gaeil · Na Gàidheil · Ny Gaeil | |
|---|---|
 Areas which were culturally Gaelic | |
| Total population | |
| c. 1.9 million (linguistic) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ireland | 1,770,000 (linguistic) |
 United Kingdom | 122,518 (linguistic) |
 United States | 27,475 (linguistic) |
 Canada | 9,000 (linguistic) |
 Australia | 2,717 (linguistic) |
 New Zealand | 670 (linguistic) |
| Languages | |
| Gaelic languages also non-Gaelic English and Scots | |
| Religion | |
| Historically Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Celtic people | |
Gaels Media
The Iverni are one of the population groups mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia.
Place names in Scotland that contain the element BAL- from the Scottish Gaelic 'baile' meaning home, farmstead, town or city. This data gives some indication of the extent of medieval Gaelic settlement in Scotland.
Clan tartan of the MacGregors. Distinctive patterns were adopted during the Victorian era.
Distribution of Y-chromosomal Haplogroup R-M269 in Europe
The Emigrants, painting from 1844. This depicts a Highland Scots family in Gaelic dress migrating to New Zealand.
The Lia Fáil at the Hill of Tara, sacred site of inauguration for the Gaelic High Kings.
A page from the 9th century Book of Kells, one of the finest examples of Insular art. It is believed to have been made in Gaelic monasteries in Ireland and Scotland.
High King Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill was one of the leaders in the struggle with the Norsemen.
References
- ↑ Brown, Daniel Guy (2014). The Highland Clearances and the Politics of Memory. http://dc.uwm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1456&context=etd. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Scottish Highlands in Colonial & Psychodynamic Perspective". www.alastairmcintosh.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.