are celts an ethnic group
The Celts (/ˈkɛlts/ , occasionally /ˈsɛlts/ , see pronunciation of Celtic) were people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.y the 6th century, however, the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Insular Celtic culture diversified into that of the Gaels (Irish, Scottish and Manx) and the Brythonic Celts (Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons) of the medieval and modern periods. The Celts are the larges ethnic group in Europe. The Celtic nations include: Alba, Anatolia, Andalusia, Aragon, Arbania, Avaria, Bosnia, Britain, Brittany, Catalonia, Cornwall, Cumbria, Dalmatia, Dioclea, Gaul, Iberia, Ireland, Moesia, Mœsia, Scotland, Sindar Stari, Vlah, Volcae, Volcæ, Wales, wallachia Wallonia. and welschlandanguages of Europe. There are several ethnic groups in Europe, the largest of which are the Celtic peoples, who inhabit most of the central, western, southwestern, and southeastern parts of Europe. The Slavonic peoples inhabit eastern Europe and parts of central Europe. According to wiki, Today, Celtic is often used in order to describe the people and their respective cultures and languages of several ethnic groups in Britain, France, Ireland, parts of northern Spain and northern Portugal.. Cletic people are often fair skinned, with light colored eyes, and fair or ginger hair.ccording to wiki, Today, Celtic is often used in order to describe the people and their respective cultures and languages of several ethnic groups in Britain, France, Ireland, parts of northern Spain and northern Portugal.. Cletic people are often fair skinned, with light colored eyes, and fair or ginger hair. The Evidence for the origin of the ‘Celts’ as an ‘Ethnic Group’. It was the classical Greek and Roman writers who first identified the existence of the ‘Celts’ as an ethnic group living in Northern Europe from the sixth century BC – any group not Greek or North Mediterranean.t was the classical Greek and Roman writers who first identified the existence of the ‘Celts’ as an ethnic group living in Northern Europe from the sixth century BC – any group not Greek or North Mediterranean. Posts: 4,558. No, Irish is a nationality not an ethnic group. The ethnicity of Ireland is principally Celtic along with Wales and Scotland. Quote: Originally Posted by Glowbot. I am a bit confused as to how people define ethnic groups. think people are confusing ethnicity with race. White or Northern European are not ethnicities. Nor are ethnicities defined by genetics. Ethnic groups are defined by a common heritage, language, and culture, so I can't see any reason why the Irish don't qualify. The first recorded use of the name of Celts – as κελτοί – to refer to an ethnic group was by Hecataeus of Miletus, the Greek geographer, in 517 BC, when writing about a people living near Massilia (modern Marseille).y the 6th century, however, the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Insular Celtic culture diversified into that of the Gaels (Irish, Scottish and Manx) and the Brythonic Celts (Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons) of the medieval and modern periods. The ethnic groups in Europe are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe.oth Spain and the United Kingdom are special cases, in that the designation of nationality, Spanish and British, may controversially take ethnic aspects, subsuming various regional ethnic groups, see nationalisms and regionalisms of Spain and native populations of the United Kingdom. And then you need to consider the amount of people within Celtic ethnic groups who don't actually speak a Celtic language. Yes, the Irish language, and culture is Celtic, but it is not identical with the the Celtic languages and cultures of other Celtic groups. think people are confusing ethnicity with race. White or Northern European are not ethnicities. Nor are ethnicities defined by genetics. Ethnic groups are defined by a common heritage, language, and culture, so I can't see any reason why the Irish don't qualify. This is at odds with the absolute lack of Celtic influence in Basque language. Basques as migrants from the North of Africa, more exactly from the Berber ethnic group. This is an old hypothesis based in pseudo-scientific comparison between Basque and Tamazhig languages that is now widely discredited.his is at odds with the absolute lack of Celtic influence in Basque language. Basques as migrants from the North of Africa, more exactly from the Berber ethnic group. This is an old hypothesis based in pseudo-scientific comparison between Basque and Tamazhig languages that is now widely discredited. By the 6th century, however, the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Insular Celtic culture diversified into that of the Gaels (Irish, Scottish and Manx) and the Brythonic Celts (Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons) of the medieval and modern periods.y the 6th century, however, the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. Insular Celtic culture diversified into that of the Gaels (Irish, Scottish and Manx) and the Brythonic Celts (Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons) of the medieval and modern periods.
Yes