Im not sure what i want to learn
1.) German
2.) Greek
3.) Italian
4.) Irish Gaelic
5.) Cymraeg (Welsh)

I really am intrested in Irish and Welsh but not sure.
I plan on moving to Europe for awhile after college and tracing my roots back thier in Wales and Ireland so both are kinda what i want to learn but i also love Italian and Greek & German >.< sohard to choose.

I was watching Castle in the Country just now which is a TV programme in England looking around castles, churches and stately homes around Britain and learning about their history and in this one programme they were talking about a Welsh princess (i can't spell her name, i can hardly even say it lol) who was imprisoned as a nun within the church by the English king at the time and gave the title Prince of Wales to his son which is where the tradition started, the title of Prince of Wales in the English monarchy.
Of course England has a royal family and i know Scotland and Wales use to but what about Ireland, or did they just have clan/tribe leaders scattered around the country and depending on who's land you were on you abide by their rules, or something?
I know Scotland had clans aswell as a monarchy (well i think they were around at the same time as our monarchy is at least a 1,000 years old and the scottosh one should be about the same age) i remember the Romans built Hadrians Wall to keep the horrible scottish clans out of Britian.

I can't learn it right now, because my hands are full with German and Japanese. But I have half-Celtic ancestry (English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish), so would eventually one day like to add a Celtic language to the list of ones I know.

I know that Welsh is the healthiest in terms of survival (Wales still has a strong linguistic identity unlike Scotland and Ireland - and growing), but how easy is it compared to the others?

Are Scottish Gaelic and Irish essentially just novelty languages today? Are are they still used in significant numbers elsewhere.

Thanks for reading and for the upcoming answers.

I am sick of being sent messages by Yahoo saying i have violated the sites rules by posting in my native mother tongue or simply asking a question in Welsh. I fought it was called Yahoo Uk and Ireland?. If so why is Irish breaking the Rules as well. How come speaking in my own language is breaking rules?. The ballad of the W.N all over again.
It's against mine and your human rights to be denied the opportunity to communicate and use your own and native language or any language in which you wish to use.
How can we change this because i don't know about you lot but i am not prepared to stand and be discriminated against for using my chosen language. They are racist fascist bigots.
If Quebec can have a French language page why can't we have 1 of our own a welsh one an Irish one and so forth?.
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Other than standard English, Gaelic (in Ireland) and Welsh (in Wales), what Celtic languages still survive ion the UK and Ireland? What is the most ancient language in Scotland that is still spoken? Is there a ancient language other than English spoken in England? Thanks

New research by "Visit Wales" researched what visitors thought of Wales?

The research found people enjoyed the Welsh countryside, mountains and beaches. They also liked seeing Castles.

They said Cardiff without the Millenium Stadium was just another city, which I agree with. It's only on matchdays that you truly see Cardiff as a capitol city.

However the part of the research I found really offensive was where it said whilst visitors from most countries (especially Ireland, France and Scotland) enjoyed hearing the Welsh language being spoken, the English hated it.

Does this show English racism?

Why do the English make fun of Wales & the Welsh in particular?

Im speaking in films and on the tele. If "wales" is mentioned the actors say "oh is it as bad as that?" or "oh no, not wales". Or Welsh being used in the derogatory.

I hear it used about every other area like Ireland & the Irish and every other place, but why the direct special distaste for the Welsh & Wales?
So what I'm getting from the responses so far is that the Welsh are the least exposed to English domination throughout history? At least lingually and probably culturally? So that distinction has earned them exaggerated negative attributes according to the English?

So what is some typical negative stereotypes of the Welsh?
I mean what *are* ....
I'll give the best answer to "Cymro bach" although I think jealousy is not the term you're looking for, its more like "Resentment" for all the reasons you described.

Hey, I'm from Ireland & I really want to go to Wales. I know allot of English people who tell me that there is no real difference between Wales & England. I've been to Scotland before & it's different to England but doesn't feel like a total different country but you can definitely sense the different culture.
From what I know Welsh people are very proud of their culture such as their language, countryside of north Wales, accent & descending from different people to the rest of the U.K. But is this enough to seem like a different country to England because its in the same state as England (U.K).
Since I'm from Ireland of course there are similarities to the U.K. but we have enough to be a different country. What we use that's different to the U.K. is kilometers, euros, we have a total different culture, there are areas in Ireland called Gaeltachts where people speak Irish as their first language, we have our own sports like hurling & Gaelic football, we have our own tv channels and programmes. I could list allot more things but I think you have the point.
Any help is really appreciated!

Its annoying. For starters Wales and scotland are on the island of great britain. Ireland is its own island and apart from like 6 counties ireland is independent and not part of the uk. Wales and scotland use different currency to ireland and have different culture, religion, language.
@ panda. all europeans have common roots.

I know that obviously the UK speaks English, but there is also Scottish and Welsh. I also know in Ireland they speak both English and Irish. I did some wikipedia reading, but would like a native of the area to explain the relations of the languages to each other (how they developed), which is most prevalent among people and in what setting each is used, which languages are used officially, and anything else you might like to throw into an overview.

Thank you!

I am writing an essay on English political history and identity. I cant figure what the collective term is to define you all. When i say "You" I mean Welsh, Scot's, Irish (north and South), English etc. Also what is the collective name given for Ireland and England is it Great Britain?

i have to write an essay on this so please give me some good facts.why did the british take over ireland and try convert the irish from catholic to protestant?what was so appealing about ireland?why didnt the irish become part of great britan like the scotish and welsh? please answer!!!

I love listening to people speak Welsh ( reading it is another story) and they other Brythonic and Goldelic Languages ( celtic languages for those confused that were native to Britain and Ireland
I also like listening to someone speak French - it so so more refined then english

I've noticed a lot of Welsh, Irish, Northern Irish and Scottish people always deny themselves as part of Britain, a lot of them hate and criticise England, are disgusted by being under the same category as it, and from what I've seen online, almost every Irish, Scottish and Welsh person brag about their culture, have usernames related to it and go on and on about themselves and their country.

Do you see me or any English people coming online, slagging off the Welsh, Irish or Scottish, writing stuff in Cornish, going on about English history and pride in our culture and giving ourselves usernames to do with England? NO, YOU DON'T.

It's OK to love your culture and take pride in your country, I do take pride in England and I also have admiration for the Scottish, Welsh and Irish and I do truly feel that we are all British united (Ireland needs to join Britain, they're just making excuses to not be involved with the English because its a self-obsessed nation). We're all part of the same thing and I don't know why non-English Brits or Irish hold things against us for events that happened centuries ago, or deny themselves to be connected to us and part of Britain and thinking of Britain as "England" simply. I find it unfair.

Now I imagine I'll be getting Scots, Welshmen and Irishmen on here having a go at me, going on about how great their culture is and how England is an atrocity.

Hi, there!

I am a bit confused as to what languages are spoken in Scotland and Ireland, other than English, of course. It looks like both countries come from a similar background, yet their languages differ.
I need this text translated in welsh, or the language the Scotland's ancestors were speaking. I should be so lucky if somebody who knows both languages will take a look at my humble request.

"NOT EVEN DEATH CAN STOP ETERNITY"

Here comes the tricky part: I need one word, ONLY one, translated in old Irish.

I am trying to write a book, and this small phrase is meant to sent my heroine into a search quest. Having one word in Irish in this phrase, it will give her the certitude she's not wrong.
I don't care which one is the word, as long as it is from old Irish.
Thank you!

I'm trying to give up swearing for lent... but I'm going to need something to pad my vocabulary in their place. What are some cool words that people in the UK and Ireland to swear that aren't considered vulgar in the US? I'm thinking words like 'bloody' or even 'shite'. Any other ideas? Even australian words would be welcome.. anything used by an english speaking country... appreciated?!
Bugger is good from what I can tell and tosser and wanker are good as well.
I'd like to see more people answer though so I won't choose a best answer yet

i've read some time ago that only 4.93 % of welsh people speak welsh, and i know it's the same in Ireland and Scottland with gaelic and in France with breton, provençal. i know they should also speak english and french because is the official language, but I think they(irish, scottish, welsh) should learn how to speak these languages fluently, after all....is part of their culture!

I ask this because in Spain we have other languages appart from Spanish(galician, catalan, basque) but they all(or at least, most of them)can speak, read, write them in Galiza, Catalunya and Basque Country.

thank you for the answers! it would be nice to have any answer from irish, scottish, welsh people.

sorry for the spelling, I don't know if I wrote it all propperly!

I mean what's the official language in Wales and Ireland? English, Welsh or Gaelic?

maybe is there are radio stations from wales scotland and ireland on the net where i can learn those accents i already know about radio wales radio scotland
and rte radio 1

I am a native Welsh speaker and I often hear Irish complimenting us Welsh on how we preserved our language and what have you . Bt really doesn't Irish have more speakers than Welsh. The reason i say this is because around 1 600 000 people in Ireland said they could speak Irish to some extent. And only 750 000 in Wales said that they could speak read and write Welsh. I am confused. They say welsh is the most robust celtic language used by thousands but how is this if Irish has this many speakers?>

Diolch
go raibh math agat.

How is it that the welsh language sounds so different to Irish?

I never heard welsh till weeks ago on the channel S4C on a docamentary on Rhydian. Fabulous singer by the way. I was surprised that Welsh language sounded so different to the Irish language. How is this they are both Celtic languages. There is no comparison in the sounds.

I think it is great that ye have a channel for Welsh. How long do ye have it for? It came up on Sky in Ireland about a year ago, not sure.

We have channel for Irish in Ireland called TG4.
Thanks that makes sense. Ye have had that T.V station ages so. Tg4 only around about 11 or 12 years.

Do many of ye speak welish?