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Gael

Gael

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A person who speaks Gaelic and comes from Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man
  • noun
  • /ɡeɪl/
translation icon : Gaélico
  • "Are you a Briton or a Gael?" I asked.
  • Clan na Gael
  • Oideas Gael
  • Gael and other Irish

Examples

  • Agitation for the Irish republican cause was part and parcel of the Clan na Gael Guards' annual celebration of American independence, for instance.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Kay was a true Gael, tall like his mother's people, and full of his own importance as son of the island's lord.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • ..dedicated to the cultural and moral formation of the ideal young Gael.

  • The Clan na Gael sought to raise two thousand dollars for the Irish republican cause at its Fourth of July picnic in 1890.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Scottish programs included Highland dancing, games, and bagpipe music, while the Clan na Gael's Fourth of July picnics spotlighted Irish songs, dance, and athletics.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In 1900, some nine thousand Irish Americans, comprising members of the Clan na Gael Guards, an Irish republican organization, and their families, converged on Oswald's Grove for the Clan's annual Fourth of July picnic.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Oideas Gael is located in Gleann Cholmeille (Glen of Columba), one of the more secluded and unapproachable Gaeltachtai in southwest Donegal.

    Academic text (2001)
  • As a proud Gael, she participates in traditional Celtic festivals every year.

  • The Gael community in Scotland celebrates its heritage through music and dance.

  • Many sports teams in Ireland are named after famous Gael figures from history.

Surface Forms

Gael singular
Gaels plural

Etymology

The word Gael comes from an old Celtic name for the people who spoke Gaelic in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, and you can see the same root in the word Gaelic. So, a Gael is a person from that 'Gaelic-speaking' group.