Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the
Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually.
Gaelic languages are spoken in
Ireland,
Scotland, the
Isle of Man, and
Canada.
Languages
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Goidelic languages
The Goidelic or Gaelic languages ( ga, teangacha Gaelacha; gd, cànanan Goidhealach; gv, çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages.
Goidelic languages historically ...
or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; they include:
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Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish, the oldest known form of the Goidelic (Gaëlic) languages.
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Old Irish or Old Gaelic, used c. AD 600–900
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Middle Irish or Middle Gaelic, used c. AD 900–1200
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Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
(), including Classical Modern Irish and Early Modern Irish, c. 1200-1600)
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Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland
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Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots and English
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Canadian Gaelic
Canadian Gaelic or Cape Breton Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig Chanada, or ), often known in Canadian English simply as Gaelic, is a collective term for the dialects of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Atlantic Canada.
Scottish Gaels were settled in Nova Scot ...
( or ), a dialect of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Canada
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Manx language ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements
Culture and history
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Gaelic Ireland
Gaelic Ireland ( ga, Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans co ...
, the history of the Gaelic people of Ireland
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Gaelic literature
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Gaelic revival
The Gaelic revival ( ga, Athbheochan na Gaeilge) was the late-nineteenth-century Romantic nationalism, national revival of interest in the Irish language (also known as Gaelic) and Irish Gaelic culture (including Irish folklore, folklore, Iri ...
, a movement in the late 19th century to encourage both the use of Irish Gaelic in Ireland and the revival of older Irish cultural practices
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Gaelic-Norse, a people of combined Gaelic-Scandinavian culture influential in the Middle Ages
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Traditional Gaelic music, the music of the Gaelic people
Sports
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Gaelic Athletic Association the governing body of Gaelic games such as hurling and Gaelic football ( Éire / Ireland)
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Gaelic games
Gaelic games ( ga, Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the ...
, traditional sports played in Ireland, notably Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, Hurling/Camogie, and Rounders.
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Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
, an Irish version of football
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Gaelic handball
Gaelic handball (known in Ireland simply as handball; ga, liathróid láimhe) is a sport where players hit a ball with a hand or fist against a wall in such a way as to make a shot the opposition cannot return, and that may be played with two ( ...
, an Irish version of handball
Other uses
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A Gaelic Blessing
''A Gaelic Blessing'' is an English language choral composition by John Rutter, consisting of four vocal parts (SATB) and organ or orchestra. It is also known by the repeating first line of the text, "Deep peace". The work was commissioned by the ...
'', a 1978 choral composition by John Rutter
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Gaelic Symphony
''Gaelic Symphony'' or Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 was written by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach in 1894; it was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer. The piece debuted in Boston on Friday, October 30, 1896 to "public an ...
'', an 1896 symphony composed by Amy Beach
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SS ''Gaelic'', two ships of the White Star Line
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See also
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Galic (surname)
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:Goidelic languages
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Gallic (disambiguation)
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