Gaels

E226474

Celtic people ethnolinguistic group

The Gaels are a Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, historically distinguished by their Gaelic languages and shared cultural traditions.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Gaels canonical	54
Gael	14
Scottish Gaels	8
Insular Celts	3
Norse-Gaels	3
Celtic	2
Gaelic peoples	2
Caledonians	1
Celtic peoples	1
Gaels of Dál Riata	1
Gaels of Ireland	1
Gaels of Scotland	1
Irish Gaels	1
Osraige people	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Celtic people ⓘ ethnolinguistic group ⓘ
associatedWith	Gaelic clan system ⓘ Gaelic culture ⓘ Gaelic literature ⓘ
culturalSymbol	Celtic cross ⓘ Celtic art ⓘ surface form: Celtic knotwork
culturalTraditionsInclude	Gaelic games ⓘ Gaelic music ⓘ Gaelic oral tradition ⓘ Gaelic poetry ⓘ Gaelic sports ⓘ Gaelic storytelling ⓘ
ethnicity	Celtic ⓘ
historicalInfluenceIn	Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
historicalKingdomAssociated	Dál Riata ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Alba
historicalLanguageFamily	Goidelic ⓘ surface form: Goidelic languages
historicalLanguageShift	contributed to spread of Gaelic in Scotland ⓘ
historicalMigration	from Ireland to western Scotland ⓘ
historicalRegion	Gaeldom ⓘ
languageBranchOf	Celtic languages ⓘ Indo-European language family ⓘ surface form: Indo-European languages
modernDescendantsIn	Irish people ⓘ Manx people ⓘ Gaels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scottish Gaels
nativeTo	Ireland ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man Scotland ⓘ
partOf	Gaels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Insular Celts
relatedTo	Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Brittonic peoples
religionHistorically	Celtic paganism ⓘ
religionSubsequently	Christianity ⓘ
speak	Goidelic ⓘ surface form: Gaelic languages Irish language ⓘ Manx ⓘ surface form: Manx language Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
subgroupOf	Celtic peoples ⓘ
traditionalDressAssociated	kilt ⓘ
traditionalFestivals	Beltane ⓘ Samhain ⓘ
traditionalMusic	use of bagpipes ⓘ use of harp ⓘ
traditionalSocialStructure	clan-based society ⓘ
traditionalSport	Gaelic football ⓘ hurling ⓘ
useWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaelic Ireland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Mac Giolla Phádraig → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Alan → hasOrigin → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Celtic

Lulach, son of Gillicomgáin → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Clan Maclean → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Gaels

Glen Innes → hasCulturalHeritage → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Celtic

Saint Columba → associatedWith → Gaels ⓘ

Duncan II of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Lulach of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Dunkeld dynasty → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Duncan I of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Clan MacNeil → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

clan MacDonald → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

subject surface form: Clan MacDonald

Roman conquest of Britain → opponent → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caledonians

Celtic tribes → subgroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Insular Celts

Celtic tribes → exampleTribe → Gaels ⓘ

Dál Riata → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal → appliesToPopulation → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Gaels

Strathclyde → historicalEthnicGroups → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse-Gaels

Britons of Strathclyde → neighbour → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaels of Dál Riata

Crínán of Dunkeld → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Alba → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse-Gaels

Áed Find → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Dub of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Ailpín mac Echdach → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Constantine II of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Domnall mac Ailpín → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Gaels → nicknameOrigin → Gaels ⓘ

Malcolm I of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Indulf of Scotland → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gael

Uí Néill → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Dál gCais → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Uí Briúin → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Osraige → hasCulturalIdentity → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Osraige people

Gaels → partOf → Gaels self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Insular Celts

Gaels → modernDescendantsIn → Gaels self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Gaels

Eóganachta → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Uí Fiachrach → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Macdonald of Sleat → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Kings of Osraige → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Saint Fillan → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Gaelic Irish → alsoKnownAs → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaels of Ireland

Gaelic Irish → partOf → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaelic peoples

Gaelic Irish → sharesCultureWith → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Gaels

Amlaíb → associatedWith → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse-Gaels

O'Neill dynasty → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Baron Inchiquin → ethnicGroup → Gaels ⓘ

Ailean (Scottish Gaelic) → associatedLanguageCommunity → Gaels ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Gaels