Goidelic Celtic Language
The Irish, Scots and Manx language fall under the title Goidelic, language of the Celts. These are all derived from the original Celtic language of Ireland. The Celtic language dominated Ireland just before the Christian era. Although Ireland's tongue is generally English, one third of its people understand and speak Irish Gaelic language. More than 60,000 people from the Highlands of Scotland and Canada speak Scots Gaelic. The Scots Gaelic language penetrated Scotland during 5th century, a time when the Irish invaded some of Scotland. Scot Gaelic came into popularity in the 13th century, while the Manx Gaelic language is largely used in Isle of Man sometime in 17th century but had completely died out today.
The Celtic Language has indeed contributed to the evolution of man's language. Today, over 2 million people, who mostly reside in French Brittany and the British Isles are still using this ancient-old language.
Original Authors:
Jennifer Tumanda
Edit Update Authors: RPN
Updated On: 16/01/2007
