Celtic Regions/countries
A number of Europeans from the central and western regions of the continent have some Celtic ancestry. As such it is generally claimed that the 'litmus test' of Celticism is a surviving Celtic language and it was on this criterion that the Celtic league rejected Galicia. The following regions have a surviving Celtic language and it on this criterion that they are considered, by The Pan Celtic Congress in 1904 and Celtic League, to be the Celtic nations.
- Brittany
- Cornwall
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Scotland
- Wales
Other regions have been claimed to be or people have claimed as Celtic are
- Galicia (with Minho-Lima)
- Asturias
Read more about this topic: Celtic Nationalism
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