Gael
Celtic language speaker
A Gael is a member of the Celtic peoples of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, or a speaker of one of their languages—Irish, Scottish Gaelic, or Manx.
The term connects these groups through shared linguistic and cultural heritage: The Gaels brought their language to Scotland from Ireland.
The adjective is Gaelic.
Named elevated regions
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
loch · whisky · ceilidh · Caledonia · Hebrides · sporran · brogue · bonnie
Tailless domestic cat breed
- revivalReturn after decline
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
- immersionState of being submerged
grammar · alphabet · dialect · placenames · patronymic
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- bardPoet of epics
druid · lore · oral tradition · ancestry · genealogy · diaspora · emigration · famine
Island nation's native name
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- St. PatrickIreland's patron saint
- leprechaunMischievous Irish sprite
shillelagh · bodhrán · hurling · Connemara · Aran · Tara · Fenian · craic
Highlands
Named elevated regions
bagpipes · loch · whisky · ceilidh · Caledonia · Hebrides · sporran · brogue · bonnie · thistle
Manx
Tailless domestic cat breed
- revivalReturn after decline
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
immersion · grammar · alphabet · dialect · placenames · patronymic
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
bard · druid · lore · oral tradition · ancestry · genealogy · diaspora · emigration · famine · step dance
Eire
Island nation's native name
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- St. PatrickIreland's patron saint
leprechaun · shillelagh · bodhrán · hurling · Connemara · Aran · Tara · Fenian · craic · Blarney
GaelAnglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
Saxon · Englishman · Norman · Anglophone · Briton
- Gaelic rootsIrish or Scottish linguistic ancestry
- Scottish GaelicCeltic language of Alba
- Gaelic footballIrish team field sport
- Irish GaelicCeltic language of Ireland
- Gaelic traditionsCustoms of Irish and Scottish peoples
- Gaelic musicTraditional Irish/Scottish music