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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I assume you mean Irish Gaelic - just be aware that there are several Gaelic languages. The Welsh and Scots would hate for you to leave them out!
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Thanks for beating me to it.
Irish Gaelic (
Gaeilge) and Scots Gaelic (
Gàidhlig) are two related but separate languages; Welsh is a Brythonic language, kin to Breton. All four are Celtic languages, and all four are, of course, different from the distintive accents used in speaking English.
I'll never forget the Burns Night dinner I went to, where a friend delivered a very well-written "Toast to the Lassies." The only problem was that he decided to use a "broguish" accent, which sounded much, much more Irish than Scottish. I almost couldna eat m' haggis.