Definition of Celtic / Celticity

[Iloko]

I want to know more about this too!

[Profileid]

Iberians aren't Celtic.

[Nehellenia]

What if you're born overseas, but you're more celtic than anything else genetically and your family have strong affinity for their ancestral origin and go to cultural events.
Are you considered still celtic then?

[Profileid]

What if you're born overseas, but you're more celtic than anything else genetically and your family have strong affinity for their ancestral origin and go to cultural events.
Are you considered still celtic then?

I consider myself partially celtic. My ancestry is primarily British Isles.

[Jana]

How can anyone be a Celt without knowledge about Celtic languages ? It's primarly a liguistic group. You can be celtic-descended and ''genetically Celtic'' but without live use of the language the self-identification is pretty questionable.

Iberians aren't Celtic.

They were
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtiberians

[Nehellenia]

I consider myself partially celtic. My ancestry is primarily British Isles.

Would you consider yourself more American culturally than what you are ancestrally?
I guess it's a bit complex when you're ethnically mixed.. but i don't think one should be cancelled out if you have a strong affinity for one even if it's not majorly what you ethnically are.
I've seen some Irish online (for instance) having attitude against foreigners who claim to be Irish, particularly Americans but half the population left, died or were taken away after the potato famine in Ireland and some of those descendants remained marrying other Irish descendants for generations.. *cough* Conan O'Brien..

Here me ->

I have no idea where the finnish came from, so i don't believe i can claim that too i've visited finland twice, but considered very foreigner to the finns i know lol

[Profileid]

How can anyone be a Celt without knowledge about Celtic languages ? It's primarly a liguistic group. You can be celtic-descended and ''genetically Celtic'' but without live use of the language the self-identification is pretty questionable.

I guess 90% of irish aren't celtic then.

They were
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtiberians

They aren't now.
They're swarthy wogs.

[Profileid]

Would you consider yourself more American culturally than what you are ancestrally?

Definitely.not even a question.

I guess it's a bit complex when you're ethnically mixed.. but i don't think one should be cancelled out if you have a strong affinity for one even if it's not majorly what you ethnically are.
I've seen some Irish online (for instance) having attitude against foreigners who claim to be Irish, particularly Americans but half the population left, died or were taken away after the potato famine in Ireland and some of those descendants remained marrying other Irish descendants for generations.. *cough* Conan O'Brien..

Here me ->

I have no idea where the finnish came from, so i don't believe i can claim that too i've visited finland twice, but considered very foreigner to the finns i know lol

They're snobs. Celtic heritage in western and even central europe is huge but underappreciated.
The Finnish component is interesting. I sent out my 23andme kit today. Can't wait to see my results in like 2 months.

[Jana]

I guess 90% of irish aren't celtic then.

And that's the sad truth, their language almost died out due to English pressure and discrimination.
Gaelic Irish is learned in Irish schools so they are determined to reviwe the language and return to real Celtic identity.

''Irish is a main home, work or community language for approximately 1% of the population of the Republic of Ireland (the population of the Republic of Ireland shown to be 4,761,865 in the 2016 census). The 2011 census in Northern Ireland showed that over 10% of people spoke Irish or had "some ability in Irish" (see Irish language in Northern Ireland). At least one in four people (~1.7 million) on the island of Ireland claim to understand Irish to some extent. Estimates of fully native speakers range from 40,000 up to 80,000 people. Areas in which the language remains a vernacular are referred to as Gaeltacht areas.''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status...Irish_language

They aren't now.
They're swarthy wogs.

Broad generalization. There is no proof Celts were specifically fair either, since most Celtic areas of British Isles are also darkest in hair color.

[Nehellenia]

Definitely.not even a question.


They're snobs. Celtic heritage in western and even central europe is huge but underappreciated.
The Finnish component is interesting. I sent out my 23andme kit today. Can't wait to see my results in like 2 months.

Lol, never visited Ireland and i don't consider myself Irish at all.. it's too distant and paternal.
My mum is Scottish/Welsh and if any of them told me i wasn't one, i'd kick them in the balls yes i've visited those countries, my family have always been big on celtic festival and highland gatherings in particular. The average scot has usually up to 1.2% finnish, so me having 6.2% is highly strange and wouldn't know how it was possible unless i have some distant ancestry i don't know about.. i expected more scandinavian due to history.. my grandma/mum/sisters all look very northern.
I'll wait for your DNA results then.