Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:

Language and ethnicity

*pertaining to

Celts The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancien ...

, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **

Celts (modern) The modern Celts (, see pronunciation of ''Celt'') are a related group of ethnicities who share similar Celtic languages, cultures and artistic histories, and who live in or descend from one of the regions on the western extremities of Europe ...

Celtic languages The Celtic languages ( usually , but sometimes ) are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward ...

Proto-Celtic language Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly Linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed through the compar ...

Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...

Celtic nations The Celtic nations are a cultural area and collection of geographical regions in Northwestern Europe where the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived. The term ''nation'' is used in its original sense to mean a people who shar ...

Sports

Football clubs

Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...

, a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow **

Celtic F.C. Women Celtic Football Club Women is a Scottish professional association football team, the women's section of Celtic Football Club. They play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in Scotland. They compete as Ce ...

Bangor Celtic F.C. Bangor Celtic F.C. were an Irish association football club based in from Crumlin, Dublin. They played in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division before merging with Greenhills/Greenpark in 2019. History Bangor Celtic were founded in 1987 ...

, Northern Irish, defunct *

Belfast Celtic F.C. Belfast Celtic Football Club was a football club. Founded in 1891 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew permanently from the Irish League in 1949. The club left the league for polit ...

, Northern Irish, defunct *

Blantyre Celtic F.C. Blantyre Celtic Football Club were a Scottish football club that played under the auspices of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Formed in 1914 as Blantyre United, they changed their name to Blantyre Celtic two years later. Their home g ...

, Scottish, defunct *

Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic ha ...

, South African *

Castlebar Celtic F.C. Castlebar Celtic F.C. ( ga, Cumann Peile Caisleán an Bharraigh Ceiltigh) is an Irish association football club based in Castlebar, County Mayo. They currently play in the Mayo Association Football League. They have previously fielded teams i ...

, Irish *

Celtic F.C. (Jersey City) The Celtic Football Club, commonly called the Jersey City Celtics, was an American soccer club based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club was organized in the summer of 1921 to be an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League. T ...

, United States, defunct *

Celtic FC America Celtic FC America is an American soccer club based in Houston, Texas. Originally known as Houston Hurricanes FC, the club was established in December 1992 when owner Brendan Keyes announced he was moving his Galveston Pirate SC franchise to Hou ...

, from Houston, Texas *

Celtic Nation F.C. Celtic Nation Football Club (/ˈkɛltɪk ˈneɪʃən/) was an English association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria. The club were members of Division One of the Northern League and played at Gillford Park. History The club was estab ...

, English, defunct *

Cleator Moor Celtic F.C. Cleator Moor Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England. The club are currently members of the and play at McGrath Park, on Birks Road, Cleator Moor. History Association Football arrived late in the West ...

, English *

Cork Celtic F.C. Cork Celtic F.C., originally Evergreen United F.C., was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1951 and 1979 and played their home games at Turners Cross. In 1974, they were League of Ireland champ ...

, Irish, defunct *

Cwmbran Celtic F.C. Cwmbran Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales who play in the Cymru South. The first team plays in the Cymru South and the Reserve Team plays in the Welsh Football League Reserve Division (East). The te ...

, Welsh *

Derry Celtic F.C. Derry Celtic Football Club was a association football, football club from Derry, Ireland. The club, formed as St Columb's Hall in 1890, changing to St Columb's Hall Celtic in 1893, and Derry Celtic in 1899, was once the primary team in the city ...

, Irish, defunct *

Donegal Celtic F.C. Donegal Celtic Football Club is an intermediate association football, football club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland who currently play in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League. The club, founded in 1970, plays its home matches at Donega ...

, Northern Irish *

Dungiven Celtic F.C. Dungiven Celtic Football Club is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League in Northern Ireland. The club is based in Dungiven, County Londonderry. History Dungiven Celtic were founded followi ...

, Northern Irish, defunct *

Farsley Celtic F.C. Farsley Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1908, but folded in 2010 and were reformed as Farsley AFC before returning to the name Farsley Celtic in 2015.

, English *Leicester Celtic A.F.C., Irish *Lurgan Celtic F.C., Northern Irish *Stalybridge Celtic F.C., English *Tuam Celtic A.F.C., Irish *Walker Celtic F.C., English, defunct *Wayside Celtic F.C., Irish *West Allotment Celtic F.C., English

Other uses in sports

*Celtic Camogie Club, Dublin, Ireland *Celtic de Paris, a French rugby league team *Boston Celtics, an American professional basketball team *Dewsbury Celtic, an English rugby League club *Oban Celtic, a Scottish shinty club

Other uses

*Celtic (ship), ''Celtic'' (ship), the name of several ships *"Celtic", U.S. Secret Service code name for Joe Biden

Language and ethnicity

Sports

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