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"Gael" redirects here. For the village in France, see Gaël.
Britain & Ireland in the mid-late 400s AD
Green: mainly Gaelic areas.
Blue: mainly Pictish areas.
Red: mainly Brythonic areas.
Gaelic language and culture would eventually become dominant in the Pictish area and far northern Brythonic area.
The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group which originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to Scotland and the Isle of Man. The term in its broadest sense is used to refer to the Irish, Highland Scots (or Scots of Gaelic or mixed Gaelic descent) and Manx. In the strictist sense of the word Gaels are speakers of the Goidelic (or Gaelic) languages – Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx.[1] The Gaelic languages are a branch of the Insular Celtic languages, the other branch of Insular Celtic is Brythonic. |
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