Celtic

Notes: Breton is the only Celtic language surviving on the European mainland, having been brought to northwestern France by Celtic people fleeing the British Isles during the Anglo-Saxon invasions.
Speaker: Steve Hewitt (S)

Notes: The original Celtic language of Ireland is dampened by English, but roughly a quarter of Ireland and Northern Ireland's population has a decent command of the language. The strongholds are on the west coast. Irish, or Irish Gaelic, exists in a number of substantially different but mutually intelligible dialects. There is also a degree of intelligibility with the related Scottish Gaelic.
Speaker: Justin McCubbin (S)

Notes: Although the Scottish tribes that so vexed the Romans spoke their own Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic is descended from the Irish Gaelic introduced by settlers from northeast Ireland in the middle of the first millenium CE. The later invasion of Germanic speakers into Great Britain produced a Germanic language called Scots or Inglis, and only in the 19th century did the dialect of Scottish English supplant everything before it. Like most other Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic is struggling to survive, with most speakers on the coast and islands of the northwest. Literally the words translate as "Gaelic is not at me, but it is a beautiful language that is in it."
Speaker: Harry Campbell (S)

Notes: Although only a quarter of the population of Wales speaks this Celtic language, revitalisation efforts are gaining strength. Wales is renowned for its intimidating place names, such as Betws-y-Coed and Penrhyndeudraeth.
Speaker: Steve Hewitt (S)