Show meaning of gaelic websters dictionary lists the gaels gaeds as the celtic inhabitants of scotland ireland avid and the isle of man especially a scottish highlander of gaelic speech also any member of the gaelic speaking branch of the celts belts the Brita britannica ica sta states tes that the term gaelic in its widest sense is used almost synonymously with celtic and one hears of irish gaelic scottish gaelic etc 0 the scottish gaelic is the for form m of c speech which was introduced into scotland by the scots from ireland there are important in phonetics and inflections between irish an and d scottish gaelic the gaelic lea league gu e was founded in 1893 in dublin ireland to preserve the use of the old irish language now the first official language of the irish free state |