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The Celtic connection to the Iberian Peninsula is probably a bit more complicated, but the Celtiberians and Celtic people in Ireland have common ancestors. Bot
by mig39 7y ago
The Celtic connection to the Iberian Peninsula is probably a bit more complicated, but the Celtiberians and Celtic people in Ireland have common ancestors. Both being the results of Celtic migrations westward.
So I'd say that instead of Irish people coming from Spain and Portugal, it would be fairer to say both are Celtic and leave it at that :-)
- asveikau 7y agoAnd worth noting that parts of today's modern northern Italy and France also had Celts. Though I also read another claim that Romans just over-applied the term "Celt" to foreign people. (Like the grandparent states, there seems to be a lot of conjecture and folk opinion on these subjects.)
- weberc2 7y agoThe Celts used to live all over Europe; they were displaced and assimilated during various migrations, especially the Germanic tribes migrating south. "Ancestral Journeys" by Jean Manco provides a great overview based on linguistic, archeological, and historical evidence.