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Euler diagram of the terminology of the British Isles (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

"British and Irish Isles" is the most common descriptor for the whole archipelago I see, and it seems a fair one even if it's a bit long. It'd be nice if we could all agree on something catchier but that seems unlikely, all things considered

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

If we removed Brits from the world map, we could call it just Ireland

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gaelic Isles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Celtic would be better. Gaelic literally means coming from the Gaels, aka the Irish. Welsh and Cornish are Brythonic language speakers, not Goidelic/Gaelic, but they are all Celtic languages. The Angles, Saxons, Frisians and Jutes invaded Celtic Britain starting in the 400s.