Celtic
Like Welsh ancestry
Celtic refers to the ancient peoples of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany, or to their languages, cultures, and descendants.
Celtic languages include Irish, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic.
Celtic art features distinctive knotwork patterns.
The word is pronounced with a hard K sound in historical and linguistic contexts, but with a soft S in the names of sports teams like the Boston Celtics or Glasgow Celtic. (Lowercase celtic is nonstandard.)
Of the Emerald Isle
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- CornishOf southwestern peninsula
- ManxTailless domestic cat breed
Gaulish · Galatian · insular · continental · revival · bards · immersion · grammar
Celtic peoples of Ireland/Scotland
North Atlantic island republic
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- BrittanyPeninsula in northwest France
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
Isle of Man · Galicia · Highlands · Ulster · Munster · Leinster · Alba · fringe
Droning wind instrument
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- bodhránIrish handheld drum
- tin whistleMetal folk flute
jigs · reels · Enya · Riverdance · folk · hornpipe · ballad · lament
Related group sharing ancestry
Celtic spiritual leaders
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
- hillfortsFortified hilltop enclosures
roundhouses · Boudicca · La Tène · tribal · chieftains · warriors
Decorative intertwined patterns
- interlaceWeave elements together
- triskeleThree-bent-leg emblem
- spiralCurve winding around center
- Book of KellsIlluminated medieval Irish gospel manuscript
illumination · zoomorphic · metalwork · brooches · manuscript · stone carving · geometric · symmetry
Celtic harvest-end observance
Field sport with goals
Ancient Irish deity tribe
- MorriganIrish goddess of fate
- Tír na nÓgIrish eternal youth realm
- SidheIrish mythological fairy race
- AvalonMystical island of lore
Otherworld · Fenian Cycle · Brigid · cauldron
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
Manx · Gaulish · Galatian · insular · continental · revival · bards · immersion · grammar · dialect
Gaels
Celtic peoples of Ireland/Scotland
Manx · Cornish · Picts · Scots · Irish · Welsh · clans · Galatians
Ireland
North Atlantic island republic
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- BrittanyPeninsula in northwest France
Cornwall · Isle of Man · Galicia · Highlands · Ulster · Munster · Leinster · Alba · fringe · Atlantic
bagpipes
Droning wind instrument
tin whistle · jigs · reels · Enya · Riverdance · folk · hornpipe · ballad · lament · accordion
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
druids
Celtic spiritual leaders
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
hillforts · roundhouses · Boudicca · La Tène · tribal · chieftains · warriors
knotwork
Decorative intertwined patterns
Book of Kells · illumination · zoomorphic · metalwork · brooches · manuscript · stone carving · geometric · symmetry · ornamentation
Samhain
Celtic harvest-end observance
football
Field sport with goals
Tuatha Dé Danann
Ancient Irish deity tribe
- MorriganIrish goddess of fate
- Tír na nÓgIrish eternal youth realm
- SidheIrish mythological fairy race
Avalon · Otherworld · Fenian Cycle · Brigid · cauldron
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
- Scottish FootballRangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibernian, Motherwell
- tribal tattoosHawaiian, Maori, Samoan, Polynesian, blackwork
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- art stylesimpressionism, surrealism, cubism, realism, pop art
- Celtic musicTraditional Irish and Scottish melodies
- Celtic knotEndless looping ornamental design
- Boston CelticsMassachusetts NBA franchise
- Celtic languagesInsular European tongue group
- Celtic crossRinged Christian symbol
- Celtic cultureHeritage of ancient Britons
Celtiberians, Celtics, Celt, Celtic music, Celtic knots, Celtic cross, Celtic knot, Celtic crosses