1. C
L
eltic
anguages

2. Two thousand years ago
Celtic languages were
spoken across much of
Europe.

5. But that
was before
the arrival
of . . .

8. And reduced the number of
speakers from millions, spread
across a continent

12. Celtic
Branch
Indo-European

13. Celtic Branch
2 Groups
Brittanic
Gaulish
6 Languages
Scottish Gaelic
(Scotland)
Irish Gaelic (Ireland)
Manx (Isle of Man)
Welsh (Wales)
Cornish (Cornwall)
Breton (Bretagne)

14. Brtittanic
group
Gaulish
group
Celtic today…

15. Irish
Gaelic
Speakers

16. In the UK, the Welsh language
has not been as lucky as Irish…
Various historical
and cultural
societies have
protected it,
taught it,
and yet…
preserved it

17. Ability to speak Welsh
The gradual disappearance of
Welsh
mirrors that of other Celtic

18. Welsh monolinguality
And as a first language,
Welsh is even rarer still.

19. 1777
.

20. Celtic speakers are a proud and
determined people.
They have an ancient heritage
and a strong sense of place.

21. Their places that remain.

22. Far edges.
Shaded corners
of northwest
Europe.

23. Breton
Brittany
(Bretagne),
France

24. Cornish
Cornwall,
United
Kingdom

25. Manx
Isle of
Man,
United
Kingdom

26. Irish Gaelic
Republic of
Ireland

27. Welsh
Wales,
United
Kingdom

28. Scotch
Gaelic
Scotland,
United
Kingdom

29. Six Places Six
Languages
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Cornwall
Isle of Man
Bretagne
.
Irish Gaelic
Scotch Gaelic
Welsh
Cornish
Manx
Breton
.

30. One Problem
Death is
just around
the corner.