The CELTIC peoples explained

[@GeographyNow]

You probably know about Ireland Scotland, Wales, but how about Brittany, Cornwall and Isle of man? Who are the CELTS?! Find out here! And thanks Peadar (Pots) and Thomas for helping out in this video!!

[@AbdAlHakamJunaid]

Hi!

[@thembanitheone]

I took a weekend holiday to Brittany/Bretagne last year. It was so cool and our hosts were fantastic and made us essentially part of their family... So much history in the area as well being close to Normandy, the Cathedral Mont St. Michel and the story of William the Conqueror

[@deafiefox]

Barbs!!! Can I convince you to do a video on the Deaf people groups of the world? It’s more of a cultural thing than a geographical thing but you’ll find some cool stuff. For example, Malagasy sign language is descended from Norwegian-Icelandic sign, and we also have one of the newest language isolates in the world, Nicaraguan Sign, which is about 50 years old! I did an expository project on it and even got in contact with the researcher who’s been heading the project to learn about the language’s development.

[@SirShtrumz]

For a video, a cool ethnolinguistic group to educate on could be the people of the Uralic Language Family or the people of the Iroquoian Language family. Uralic has Very few speakers but has fairly extensive Language Tree, so I don’t know. Iroquoian has a tough history but has surviving people to draw reference from like the Cherokee, Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk

[@SirShtrumz]

Thanks Paeder and Thomas!

[@manos6590]

Dude finished his channel, won geography, and now somehow made it even better...

[@GeographyNow]

Haha I'm in the "let's experiment and see what else" I can do- Phase.

[@manos6590]

@@GeographyNow Sold

[@endersjeesh6821]

​@@GeographyNow I'm here for it and I love it!

[@CB0408]

​@@GeographyNowYes! More "Lord Barbs goes shopping in his Honda while discussing very complex and interesting ethno-linguistic issues with international co-hosts and a cameo from his mom" please!

[@me0101001000]

@@GeographyNow as long as you're having fun with it, we're gonna have fun, too!

[@EliasAxelViking]

Next one should be about the Sami-people of northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. Really interesting history.

[@GeographyNow]

The weird Ugric cousin…. Hmmmm

[@esbenjakobsen4575]

Russia as well.

[@edwinostberg8768]

@@GeographyNow Just make sure not to label them as indigenous, as the Germanic Scandinavians have inhabited these lands for thousands of years longer than they have.

[@notdpanda9525]

Those titles in Scotland that are supposedly given out are a known scam that prey on people that dont know any better. I wouldn't promote them.

[@jamesgrewar461]

Facts its illegal

[@MAYERMAKES]

barbs taking on that sort of sponsorship is very disapointing.

[@acciesfan8]

Tbf barbs is doing it with two who are open with the nature of the "lordship" unlike the likes of established titles who are just fully scamming and do act like the title matters and can be used legally. Id say these two companies are more akin to schemes that let you "name" an asteroid or plot on the moon

[@brendancuffe4671]

Yeah I remember Legal Eagle did a whole thing about them. It was a different organisation AFAIK, but you'd imagine the one in this video likely isn't great. Iirc I think the main complaint is that they actually do a lot less conservation then they claim?

[@sirBrouwer]

to be fare you can not buy a real title in the UK. You can ether marry in to nobility, be born with in one and get a title that way. or be granted one by the king

[@aidenthesnork3055]

When I was in high school in Michigan, we had an exchange student from the UK, specifically from Cornwall. I remember him being so surprised that he saw some of us eating pasties without him telling us about them first. Turns out that during Michigan's copper rush in the 1800s, there was a massive influx of miner immigrants from Cornwall and they brought the pasty with them, and it became popular among other miners from other immigrant communities because you could eat it while you worked. Eventually it became a staple of Michigan cuisine and me and my friends had no idea it even came from somewhere in Europe until he told us about it!

[@dipsol1349]

New series drop? Love the attire too Barby keep it up

[@GeographyNow]

Kind of! Let's see where things go!

[@robertbrodin410]

@@GeographyNowEasily so much interesting content out of similar things

[@coyotelong4349]

@@GeographyNowI love this so far!

[@sanjays2000]

@@GeographyNow Hey barbs! Make a video on Iranic/Iranian people plz

[@sci_it_on_yt]

@@sanjays2000 I want Indo-Aryan, that will cover all your "IRANIC?" to bengalis.

[@christianpark5155]

The fictional Island of Sodor from the Railway Series books and Thomas and Friends TV show is canonically a Celtic nation, existing as a Crown Dependency much like the Isle of Man. It's even complete with its own language and history dating back to when the Romans attacked England as documented in what is essentially a Thomas and Friends equivelant to the Silmarillion, entitled "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways". Highly recommend checking it out if anyone's interested. Actually there is more than enough info about it to make a geography now episode centered around it (wink wink)

[@avinabamandal6999]

Ayyyy love the book gonna check it out

[@louismarlow53]

@@christianpark5155 Another April Fools episode idea 😄

[@Sam-pv7bd]

George Carlin was of Irish descent and was the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine

[@MsSera21]

I love this stuff! Amazing

[@RedGloworm]

I'm so glad to see Cornwall and Cornish people getting a shoutout on this channel!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

I hope I did you proud Kernow! (Thomas here)

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Hi guys! Thomas here (the Welsh guy) Loved being part of this and hope I represented Welsh, Cornish, and Breton Celts well. Cymru am byth! Notes on the video: 'S'mae' is a North Wales informal greeting that means 'Hello' and 'How are things?' It's when you say hi to someone without expecting or needing a reply. It doesn't literally translate to "How are you?" word for word. 'British Isles' is a geographical term but carries imperialist overtones, it should not be used when referencing Ireland. The Welsh played a significant part in the creation of the USA, something not touched upon in the video. But I speak about this in the unedited version I'm uploading to my channel in a month's time. There is even a Welsh commemorative plaque on the Washington Monument! I also wish I had spoken about 'Asterix and Obelix,' the franchise set during the Gallic Wars in modern-day Brittany and features the Celtic tribe the Gauls. Cariad! ❤

[@GeographyNow]

Thanks for being in this video!! You did great man!!!

[@CassidyConway1990]

You're a natural presenter Thomas, would love to see you do more things like this.

[@savvasstephanides2210]

Bendigedig 🙌

[@ZakhadWOW]

Breizh gota nice moment of spotlighting a few years back when Alvan and Ahez represented France at Eurovision with a banging dance style song, in Breton.. I loved it.. All the celtic imagery everywhere. Disclaimer: I am a scion of Clan Gregor, via way of Argyll, Antrim, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Alabama ( that last being my mother). I'm quite proud to be one of the many Scots-Irish that allowed that lone colored blob - state of Utah - in western USA on the SCottish diaspora map.. Early Mormon missionary work was done in the British Isles, so there are a huge numbe of people wiht Celtic ancestry here. We have 3 Scottish festivals around the state, and a big Irish Parad and Siams for Aint Patircks week.

[@raquetdude]

Great piece dude really well covered lot of new stuff also learnt! I could be wrong but regarding the Breton section wasn’t a lot of the people that migrated from what’s today Devon alongside Cornwall and even Wales? Lots of regions, rivers and villages across the county have names based on Cornish names. And there’s even recorded battles between Angles/Saxons/Danes and britons/cornish in Devon. Side theory (aware there’s little evidence but could explain the lack of Celtic heritage in Devon). Devon has substantially more rivers/estuaries than Cornwall, which would have made it easier for ppl across Devon to move across the channel than ppl from Cornwall.

[@sugarsky89]

The nicest and most beautiful people I've met during my time in Scotland & Wales.

[@_ikako_]

ginger people are very hot (not at all biased)

[@avinabamandal6999]

​@@_ikako_ be biased. They are hot especially you.

[@ThomasCassonActor]

@@_ikako_ this is true.. (Welsh guy in the video is also not biased)

[@nenenindonu]

Although Celtic people lost much of their demography to Germanic & Latin speakers they have greatly contributed to the ethnogenesis of these groups' offshoots. Halloween which was recently celebrated also stems from a Celtic cult

[@ZakhadWOW]

Modern Halloween is effectively another odd fusion of Samhain tradition with Christian All Hallows Eve tradition. Though I dont think that one was intentionally done by the church in Rome, as they did with merging ChristMass with Saturnalia, and Resurrection ritual with Ostara tradition.

[@nobodyimportant4503]

Everyday I wake up and learn further how we messed up so much for others- much love from England

[@jakeoliver9167]

Remember English are celts too. It's the colonisers of us that messed up. The Romans, Saxons, normans etc. England got the worst end of the stick.

[@Llotel972]

​@@jakeoliver9167We definitely didn't get the short end of the stick, that's just silly, but you are correct that we are Celtic too, genetically we're similar to the Bretons

[@DarthSanguine]

@@jakeoliver9167 The English are not Celts, they're Germans.

[@rehabwales]

Well you were not England when that started. You were Angles or Saxons....invaders.

[@theprimordialvoid]

@@jakeoliver9167get over yourself Jesus Christ

[@Jusdepommerose]

Bretagne mentioned!!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Hi there! (Welsh guy in the video) love from Wales!

[@lucaslonchampt613]

Born and raised in Britanny, always find it interesting when foreigners talk about about my region, but also the links to our celtic brethren. Also, I'm hoping you'll enjoy this new chapter in this channel's life !

[@SiPakRubah]

I'm not from Brittany, but I always wanted to try your butter Some say the Normandy, Brittany (and Irish) butter are the best in the world

[@jgsheehan8810]

Mothers Paternal family originated in Brittany. Visited Auray in September, visited Carnac etc. Enjoyed the week.

[@GeographyNow]

That's so cool! Glad you are proud of your Breton roots! (I seriously want to try those buckwheat crepes)

[@lucaslonchampt613]

@@GeographyNow If you make a video declaring that Mont Saint-Michel belongs to Britanny, I'll cook you some

[@lucaslonchampt613]

@@SiPakRubah Half-salted butter tastes very good indeed. Hopefully you'll get to try it out someday

[@anowarjibbali]

4:10 Slight correction, the Scots descended from the Gaels, not the Picts. 4:27 Also, Galician is not a dialect of Spanish, but the sister language of Portuguese.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

In the case of the Scots, their language certainly did, but I don't know that we know that the Picts didn't contribute to the population.

[@damuthedog]

"Sister", the new linguistical category. BRAVO

[@anowarjibbali]

@@rasmusn.e.m1064 Well, England's population is likely a mix of Anglo-Saxon(plus Jute) and Briton, but since the Germanic culture and language took over, we say they descended from the Anglo-Saxons anyways.

[@anowarjibbali]

@@damuthedog New? I've definitely heard other people use it before.

[@damuthedog]

@@anowarjibbali I just was trying to say that the distance between gallego and spanish, and gallego and portugese is really hard to measure. On the other hand, the "gallegos" think that galician is a language and not a dialect. I dont really care about the label because the big certain here is that all those languages are coming from latin, the true grandmother. No offense intended, anyway.

[@tskgamerr8302]

I think you would have a lot of fun researching about the finno-ugric linguistic group (nowadays these are separated but technically related). There's not only Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Mordvins but also really small and almost extinct like the Sami's and a lot more.

[@louismarlow53]

I second this statement - I demand that Barb’s next video is about the Uralic languages

[@SavageIntent]

I am mostly German and Norwegian ethnically, but my Norwegian granny is part Sami so I also am down for that!

[@Ohbjgeeuhxdd]

Something unique right at the center of Europe, quite interesting!

[@puderkman]

As someone who is part Kven and Karelian, I would love that

[@ZakhadWOW]

I remember when I visited Suomi in 1988 learnign a bit about the unusual nature of the language and it's close tie to Estonian, and 2nd cousin level tie to Magyar ( native name for language of Hungary). ALso Magyar is related to the Udmurt language, used byt the Russian Babushkas representing RussFed at Wurovision 2012 in Baku.

[@AdamRusiecki]

16:01 Uyghur people!

[@bensonalgaib]

Covered in the Turkic video

[@brendancuffe4671]

The Welsh language is a really undersung victory. Here in Ireland, we throw the kitchen sink at the language - 14 years of mandatory Irish lessons for most schoolkids, state funded Irish language TV, heavily promoting gaeltacht areas, you name it - and yet, the language still struggles quite badly. I probably speak it better than most, and I'm doing well to string a paragraph together. Also interesting to see the similarity to Manx: 'Bunscoill Gaelagor" is almost identical to what you'd call an Irish language primary/elementary school.

[@KevOSMusic]

Hallo Brendan. Think a factor in Wales is you can really get ahead in your professional life there if you can speak the language.

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Hi there! (Welsh guy in the video here) Something which I do admire is how Scottish and Irish are fiercely proud of their identities without the need of speaking your native languages. And this is true of Welsh people who don't speak Cymraeg also! I guess their is cultural differences and attitudes towards the languages which are in effect. On a nice weekend in Dublin I watched a episode of Ros na Rún! Was very interesting

[@MoonThuli]

You can easily get on a bus in North Wales and hear everyone speaking Welsh. In Ireland that will only really happen in the very small areas of the Gaeltacht.

[@yizhou5903]

I rarely hear Welsh in Cardiff. Sad. I know Cardiff has more Welsh speakers than other places but the percentage is low.

[@KevOSMusic]

@@yizhou5903 Interestingly, Dublin has a growing number of Irish speakers while the regions of native speakers are in decline

[@AIeksejs]

Would be fun to see a video about the Frisian people (im obviously bias). If so, History with Hilbert would be a great source and even colab!

[@coraholunder1989]

About Frisian speakers and Low Saxon speakers like in East Frisia, yes!

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

7:03 there’s also something similar going on here with our native Norman dialects in the Channel Islands Guernésiais (which fun fact was the only language that William the Conqueror spoke) and Jèrriais. There’s also Sercquiais in Sark and Auregnais in Alderney (which is sadly extinct but recently there’s been attempts at de-extincting it)

[@_jeff65_]

Fun fact, Gaul and Wales have the same etymological origin (in English, many Gs from Germanic words became Ws. Compare some words with French: guerre-war, garantie-warranty, guardien-warden, garde-robe-wardrobe, Guillaume-William, Gale-Wales

[@enderfredbear5144]

I'm a pround Cornish here and I appreciate acknowledging us we always just called English even though we aren't we are celts like the irish, Scottish, Manx, Welsh and Breton

[@ThomasCassonActor]

I hope I did Kernow proud man! (Thomas here)

[@GeographyNow]

It’s cool to see you guys trying to retain the heritage!

[@GeographyNow]

It’s cool to see you guys trying to retain the heritage!

[@enderfredbear5144]

@@GeographyNow yeah i just wish we was respected more by the english which most of them don't really care about us

[@horatiotodd8723]

@enderfredbear5144 Cornwall should join wales and maybe brittany and Ireland should join scotland and isle of man

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

This was a surprise and the video format is also surprise

[@Wozza365]

I'm English and probably have heritage that goes back hundreds of years to Anglo Saxon times but the Celtic part of these Isles fascinates me and I love that the languages are being revived. I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Isle of Man and I find its history and the history of its people particularly fascinating. The island is also stunningly beautiful. I imagine it must be particularly difficult to revive these languages in the shadow of what is these days the global Lingua Franca and the digital world being so heavily dominated by English.

[@Hoaxe72]

I’m English as well, we’re Celtic and Germanic (Germano-Celtic) so enjoy both

[@jackdaugaard-hansen4512]

Genetically British people are on average one third Germanic which includes Anglo Saxons and vikings, one third original British celts and 1 third Iron Age french Celt, so pre Roman Celt, Latin and German speaking people have celtic dna, french are very similar genetically to the guals and Germans do have known celtic ancestors mostly in the west near Switzerland and the french border

[@Hoaxe72]

@ so we’re literally 50/50? Seems fair, Anglo-Saxon and Norse mixed with Celt dna concurs with the history

[@jackdaugaard-hansen4512]

@@Hoaxe72 I’ll link the paper but British people are between 25 to 47% Anglo Saxon, 57 to 11% Iron Age British and 14 to 43% Iron Age french, during the Anglo Saxon era there was a steady increase of french dna in Britain, they mainly settled in the most Anglo Saxon part of the island meaning you the more french dna you have the more Germanic dna you’ll have

[@Hoaxe72]

@ french people didn’t exist in the Iron Age, French people are roman with a little bit of Germanic (the franks) mixed in. The best and latest study is plurality Anglo-Saxon with heavy Celtic

[@flippredd7485]

this is such a cool new video format for you and it's got a near infinite number of people groups to focus on! my personal pick for a video at some point are my native people, the Otomi of central Mexico :)

[@efes2659]

I'm an Anatolian Turk, I recently had a DNA test and it came out as 8% celt, it's a bit interesting and I came across this video.

[@TurkishFunAccount]

Bugün Türkiye'de gördüğün kızıl saçlı insanların çoğunluğu Celt Heritage'a sahipler. 3:59'da da anlattığı üzere.

[@coyotelong4349]

Time to celebrate with corned beef döner kebab! ☘️ 🇹🇷

[@GeographyNow]

That’s so cool

[@guardianofthehill]

Dang, that celtic blood stuck around strongly in your ancestors. I am pretty sure the last time a celtic tribe existed in Anatolia was in Late Antiquity. So, yeah, your ancestors probably stuck around the same area for like 1500 years at least.

[@revjime.stephenson8628]

I saw a docu saying the Original Celts migrated from Anatolia in Türkiye through Europe to far Western Europe. Go Efes in Türkiye Basketbol Ligi. Love Furkan Aldemir & Furkan Korkmaz formerly on my 76ers!

[@felixkolenko602]

7:27 Galicia has it own language

[@olaxonmario]

I was looking for this comment

[@akjeproductions4751]

Brythonic branch * Brittany * Cornwall * Cymru (Wales) Gaelic branch * Isle of Man * Scotland * Ireland

[@hobokenjoe30]

Seeing Barbs have road rage is 100% relatable

[@xlxDxlx]

My Long Island blood felt kinship with Barbs at that moment.

[@guardianofthehill]

This is going to be interesting. As a Westphalian German, there is a decent chance that I have celtic ancestors somewhere down the line, and I can also count myself as one of the few Germans that is somewhat proficient in Irish Gaelic (I can read and write in Irish Gaelic, can speak a few sentences, but I can't understand most of it when it is spoken). So this video topic definitely intrigues me. Also, love that you are branching out with your video style Barbs!

[@chocographix]

No mention of Aphex Twin when talking about Cornwall D:

[@erdnasiul87]

Sad moving chair tecno beat starts playing

[@louismarlow53]

@@erdnasiul87 more like Nanou2 😕

[@melysmelys2622]

Welsh parents too.

[@ballamizan]

Thomas presented his parts so well, he was fantastic!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Thank you! Means a lot

[@VashdaCrash]

Thanks for talking about the galician stuff, I have a friend who is very much into Gaelic football and I guess he probably believes in Celtic roots from Galicia, since he's from there, and I thought that was odd but didn't look into it.

[@TheEyeOfTheEye]

Funny little thing, the Isle of Man's tailless cats has spread to a small little peninsula or half-island in Denmark, Reersø. Although they're rare there now, there used to be a sizeable population and no one really know how they got there. Some say they came with traders, others claim they must have been survivors from shipwrecks.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

As far as I know, this is a myth. It's most likely a mutation that developed because the peninsula was isolated (it was an island until the 1600's), just like on the Isle of Man. It has also happened elsewhere, mostly in Asia. I know it's a bit sad when you grow up hearing about those stories of the shipwreck and all of that. My grandfather was born there.

[@TheEyeOfTheEye]

​@@rasmusn.e.m1064 It might be a myth and they developed on their own, but as said, we don't really know for sure. Even when it was an island it is still located in one of the busy straits with a lot of ships passing by. So a trader who came by with a bunch of Manx Cats isn't impossible.

[@eric_f4094]

Thank you, this is one of the best videos on Celtic peoples I have seen! I'd love to see you cover the French people of Quebec if you have not already done so!

[@Mugtree]

My Mother is 98% Celtic. She is from Scotland and very obviously Scottish, red hair pale etc. At school I was taught gaelic but oddly speak Scots. I absolutely love being part Celtic and I'm very proud of this part of my lineage.

[@blevek8516]

Thank you for this video ! Glad to see many time the map of Brittany with all the lands (i mean with 5 departmants and Nantes included), the current Brittany region was amputated from part of its historical territory when the French state created administrative regions (probably to weaken Brittany and the independantist movments) , it is important for us Bretons that Brittany is shown in its entirety and not not just the "region", it's a bit like showing a map of ireland without forgetting northern ireland.

[@elliotminto4730]

I cannae mind how genuine this is but theres a suggestion that the word penguin is an sorta anglicised version of a welsh term for seabirds that used to live in the north atlantic. You could argue the welsh gave the world penguins before penguins were even known

[@kurzges4105]

I just know Americans who love to call themselves Irish or Scottish are going to love commenting under this that they are Celtic.

[@HarryWessex]

100% 😅

[@Oreo_Cruncher]

So being in America disqualifies you from having Celtic heritage? Ok bud

[@AbdAlHakamJunaid]

Fr

[@kurzges4105]

@@Oreo_Cruncher no, but don't go around calling yourselves Irish. You aren't. You are American. (Same applies to Americans who calls themselves Scottish, scotch-irish etc etc).

[@nenenindonu]

They aren't wrong though Irish along with Italian Americans are both very populous and have the most ethnic awareness. Scotts not so.

[@NienNunbOnly]

I'm welsh and im so happy you made this video ngl

[@ThomasCassonActor]

I hope I did it justice! Cymru am byth

[@adhvikganesh619]

After the last country episode you come up with this ! Smart 😃

[@paulnadolski2814]

I have Irish roots (one Irish relative, anyway) and I am seriously considering moving there. Thanks for this explanation of a complex people group!

[@dylan2478]

Interesting, plans to learn the language too?

[@NenadTrajkovic]

Fun fact:Singidunum was an ancient city which later evolved into modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The name is of Celtic origin, going back to the time when the Celtic tribe Scordisci settled the area in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. Later on, the Roman Republic conquered the area in 75 BC and incorporated it into the province of Moesia. So your map from beginning is not correct,there were Celts in Pannonia region...

[@SolarE845]

Cornishman here, Great piece on Cornwall, also worth mentioning the Cornish diaspora. The tin and copper mines were the foundation of Cornwall's economy and when they closed, many Cornish people left to work in mines all over the world. Many went to the US, Australia and New Zealand but also Mexico. There is a recent video on the Cornish in Mexico by The Kernowyon Penguin, well worth a watch!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Glad you liked my peice of Cornwall 🎉

[@TheCommunistSovietUnion]

Are you going to be doing Geography Now! Bougainville?

[@GeographyNow]

I meant they voted and it looks promising... let's see what happens....!

[@TheCommunistSovietUnion]

Okay!

[@HGP_media]

Fantastic video, Barbs! We’re grateful to be a part of it. Thank you so much 🤩 🙏

[@edgarneto1154]

7:10 🇪🇸🇵🇹Iberia has much more of a boreal side than people think; that's usually the biggest missing piece in foreigners' perception. 🏞⛰🌲🏔🌳🏕 Celtic and Germanic heritage, culture and music; mountains and wilderness, snow and wintry scenarios...

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Why would you spell "cha cha cha" with a 't'? ESPECIALLY if you are from Spain or Portugal, since they spell the "ch" sound as "ch".

[@edgarneto1154]

@MatthewTheWanderer Wow, those are the questions that keep me up at night 😂😂

[@satriahadi1893]

oo i love this new series taking about the people groups of the world, it opens my eyes and educate my mind little by little. amazing and keep it up

[@NKVD.Officer]

The last time there was a sponsorship like this going around, it was found out to be a SCAM. Bro learned nothing.

[@robloxcentral79g]

7:37 Calmest LA driver

[@humanperson450]

Fun fact: the book series that has the Black Cauldron (called the Chronicles of Prydain) draws inspiration from Welsh legends

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Yes! Also Disney have a animated film of it. :)

[@lenjapita]

The Celts lived in the Balkans for a long time, they founded Belgrade or Singidunum, where the largest old Celtic cemetery is located. Today we have one of the best bands Orthodox Celts, they mostly perform their versions of Irish songs. As a joke, we Serbs call ourselves the Irish of Europe (yes, we know that Ireland is in Europe) because for the last 200 years the English have screwed us every time they had the chance, so we sympathize with their struggle.

[@mixodorians12]

40% of the signatories on the US declaration of independence were of welsh extraction and many former US presidents have strong welsh ancestry. Unlike the Irish and Scottish, we integrated way too well and didn't try to stand out from or form communities away from the locals.

[@ThomasCassonActor]

In the original filming I did state this, but because of editing that hasnt made the cut. There is a significant population of Welsh in Pennsylvania. Im working on the unedited verison which I'm uploading to my KZbin channel in months time.

[@SirShtrumz]

This was an excellent video! Fun Fact: North Carolina(my home state in the US) has through its history had two instances of Celtic peoples. In fact, You can see it in the Scottish diaspora map. Firstly, Many people there have Scottish heritage including up in the mountains and down by the coast. If you research Ocracoke island they have a remnant accent that still has characteristics of older Scottish accent. They registered a state Tartan in 1981 for NC. Secondly, where I grew up in Charlotte NC the surrounding area had a small Gold Rush starting in 1799. When the rush happened some of the mine builders and miners were hired from Cornwall to build the weight bearing gold mines in the area.

[@acciesfan8]

I'm sure I read somewhere that there's a group of rural Appalachians in NC that speak a form of Scots

[@kiantgallagher]

0:45 you wrongly grouped Donegal in with the Germanic instead of Celtic backround,

[@goodboyjoe978]

I mean this is a solid idea. Geography isn't only topographical its also cultural. I think Cultural geography would be very cool to talk about! Especially if you were to get into regional specifics within in countries. Though admittedly there would be a LOT to cover.

[@ConnorKD1876]

DONT BUY THE SPONSOR!! I’m a scottish man born and bred and the company is a massive scam, other than that great vid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@RobertsonHH]

Agree! Other than being a scam, Scotland is not for sale!

[@rachellebrydon253]

I'd love to see a future video on the Basque language/culture! I came across it fairly frequently when I was studying for my Master's but it was always tangential to my main area of focus so I was never able to take a deep dive into it. I'm especially interested in the concept of a "language isolate" and I wanna know how they got there!!

[@bowaxer7952]

I'd love to see a video about the Basques. There's no great videos about us on here, but I think you would do a fantastic job!

[@evillamppost7493]

While it's contested that David Edward Hughes (the inventor of the microphone mentioned in this video) was actually born in Wales or born in London, ANOTHER Welsh invention was the first modern ball bearing designed by Philip Vaughan from Carmarthen, West Wales. Ball bearings help reduce friction between wheels and the axle, essentially making cars, trains and bicycles work more efficiently!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Hello! (Welsh guy here from the video) Yes I know, there was quite a few to pick from! (It was nearly viagra and ball bearings) This was fact checked by history lecturers from Bangor University and Visit Wales Tourist Board before I filmed it. It is contested but it's certain his parents were from Bala, North Wales.

[@evillamppost7493]

​@ThomasCassonActor Thanks for the reply! I had no idea about his parents, though I admit I've only briefly looked into this particular topic. I guess at the very least he had Welsh heritage, which I think counts at least a little lol

[@albaelf8481]

Vey disappointed in you that you say Celtic and Highland titles are a celtic company when they are actually a scam company from Hong Kong

[@coolscorpion.2234]

I love this video: it explores loads of things about the Celtic people and Celtic nations. You could possibly make a video exploring the more debated Celtic nations like Galicia, Northern Portugal and Nova Scotia as a follow up to this video

[@muhammadakmal9693]

From what I read, most of southern part of Scotland was Germanic who speaks Scots, and for the Scottish Gaelic was in Highland Scotland

[@jamesgrewar461]

Yes that is true i can confirm but our languages are under threat and is very sad and often dismissed as a form of English

[@DarthSanguine]

Nope. Just Lothian and the Borders were Anglo-Saxon. Strathclyde, Ayrshire, and Galloway were Cumbrian - a now extinct Celtic people.

[@acciesfan8]

Ok so it's more complicated than that, Scotland has it's origins in the 6th-8th century when Gaelic invaders colonised much of the west and islands of geographic Scotland. In the mid 9th century the last Pictish King married his daughter to a Gaelic King and when the Pictish king died the realms were united. The areas of Scotland where Scots evolved (mainly the Lothians, parts of Strathclyde and the borders) were ruled by various Anglo Saxon kings until the early 11th century, however it's not until the 13th century that Scots was adopted as the royal language and it began to spread more wider and Gaelic began it's retreat to the Highlands and islands. Complicating things further the areas of the south west of Scotland were Cumbric speaking which itself was a Godaelic language which was basically made extinct with the Scottish conquest of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in the 9th-11th centuries. A lot of ignorant people (especially English and Scottish Unionists) will call Scots a dialect of English however it is it's own language, just that Scots and English share a singular linguistic root and thus there are a lot of similarities!

[@garrettsavory]

I enjoyed the video. I found it kinda funny that you were presenting on the Celts in a Korean grocery store. How about delving in more about the Inuit and Yupik or other native American groups?

[@keithlachtnain]

Definitely talk about the Sami people which can be found in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia ❤

[@Xtremepoo]

From the Isle of Man, nice to see this place finally mentioned somewhere lmao

[@BallTheRascal]

0:17 Barbs i think u pronounced cornwall wrong it's pronounced as cornmall still love you mate!

[@bobprice9541]

Content like this is a great next step in my opinion. You discussed each country in the world. It would be good to see dicussions on ethnicities that might be within one country or spread out among several countries.

[@constantinejohn8433]

Most of Mongolic ethno-groups aren't covered in English-speaking media. That would be great to have a video about my fellow people

[@Blood_paint5]

This was so neat and awesome loved it so much not going to lie keep the good work up guys this was a good one.

[@GeographyNow]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@jakebarclay3790]

When it comes to those sponsorships, it couldn't have been more inappropriate 😅. They are a complete scam. As a Scottish person, I can say, do not waste your money on them. If you want a pretend title just print your own certificate. And if you want to help plant trees, there are plenty of charities that could put your money to much better use.

[@fanchbihan-gallic6072]

Thank you for covering us, you did a decent job of it considering the amount of doubtful sources online! :) But... just a couple of corrections. :P For disclosure, my knowledge comes from being Breton (and Breton-speaking), living in a Gaelic community in Scotland (and Gaelic-speaking), and having my degrees in Celtic Studies. • There is an inaccuracy in the motion graphic: Insular Celts do not descend from displaced Gauls or continental Celts (though a few Gaulish tribes did live in southern Britain) but from the local, insular Celtic-speaking populations. Continental Celts got assimilated in the vast majority, there was no migration or movement of any significance. The only debate is whether there were still Celtic-speaking populations in what is now Brittany when the Bretons settled it. • Bretons do not come specifically from Cornwall though many did, but we descend from various areas of what is now southern and central England. Cornwall of course, but also Devon, Dorset, etc. • Breton is not a co-official language to French in Brittany. France does not recognise legally any of its regional languages, and only Tahitian has an official status within the specific legal framework of French Polynesia (it's complicated). Breton is taught in some schools, can be used on bilingual signage, and has learning resources, but it has no official status, so for instance you cannot receive any public service in Breton, and some laws still forbid things like some traditional names and some public usage of the language. • Galician is not a dialect of Spanish, but more closely related to Portuguese (somebody mentioned it in another comment). There are no identified "Celtic" traditions per se in Galicia or Asturia according to experts, the various traditions often mentioned as Celtic being found elsewhere in Europe (like bagpipes, which are not Celtic at all, though widely used in these countries). That being said, Asturia and Galicia do have their own languages, cultures, traditions, and histories that are really cool and interesting. :) • The diaspora thing is a bit complex. There are no more "Irish" people in the US than in Ireland, as these people are not Irish but of Irish decent. Most people in Celtic countries do not consider the diasporas to be of their people as "Celticness" is not seen as being related to blood but rather to language, culture, and upbringing. Essentially, most people here would consider that if you are of Nigerian decent but grew up in the Hebrides and speak Gaelic, then you belong more than somebody with Scottish ancestors from New York. To be clear, it's not about denying people's family heritage or specificities, but rather than saying "I am Irish", "I am Scottish" when actually talking about some family heritage rather than your actual cultural identity is seen as appropriative. The only exceptions, to my knowledge, are the Gaelic and Welsh speakers of Nova Scotia and Patagonia, who having retained the language and through it big chunks of the culture, are usually considered as part of the "Celtic" family. On a personal note (i.e. my opinion rather than stating broader facts), I would like to point out that when millions of people who do not share our lives, languages, and toils claim our identities as theirs because of ancestry alone, it goes against our struggle for recognition as it basically states that you don't need to share our culture and ways to be one of us, therefore invalidating the value of our culture to claim our identity. We do welcome everyone, though, so if you really feel connected to your Breton ancestors, do learn Breton (or Gallo!) and move to Brittany to live with us and share our lives, you'll be most welcome! :D And for those interested in these Highland titles... be careful as many are scams. One thing yous need to be aware of that Barbs already mentioned but people still get confused by: It does not actually give you any nobility title in the UK. You do not actually acquire the title of "Sir" or "Lord", as it is not within those companies' ability to grant, it's just a gimmick. As far as I know some of those companies do plant trees and protect areas of land, so feel free to look into it, just know what you are (and are not!) signing up for. ;)

[@finks1]

I’m a simple man, I see Lord Barbs the First of the Geography Now Domain Lord of Ardmore and Lord of the Glen and I click.

[@tiffanygriffiths4977]

LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!! Do Tahitians next! Since they’re a territory of France you haven’t been able to talk about them much, but they have 5 island groups, some with differing dialects and languages. KEEP IT COMING BARBS, YOU ROCK 🌎🤘

[@LaNiBlackLight]

Hey Barbs, I believe it was proven multiple times that the "Lord" title selling is a scam company based in syngapore.

[@jonnymerry]

I love this new format! I hope this is an accurate depiction on the future of your channel!

[@DaTrainMan]

Georgian ethnic groups please! (Such as Svan, Mingrel, Kartvel, Abkhaz!!)

[@ornithorink]

Love this format! Hope we see more of those less known cultures!

[@GeographyNow]

More talks coming!

[@ornithorink]

@@GeographyNow great! oh also, as someone from Brittany, glad to see my region getting some love (especially when it comes to the cuisine)

[@dominickskinner407]

Massive L on the sponsor lads

[@diannegolubski6645]

very interesting! Keep on doing what you do, Lord of the geography nerds! Love the cap.

[@navinsinghsays]

Coz we didn’t have cameras back then - Lord Barbs

[@GeographyNow]

When in doubt that explains everything right?

[@robertweemhoff4867]

I have loved this channel for years , I have watched everything multiple times. and i love that you have continued. I would very much enjoy more of this. certain people's and kingdoms like the Frissians the little differences between germanics Creols like the Dutch afrikaans or the stuff spoken in suriname and the Dutch Caribbean (these are just the things me, a Dutchy knows about) Talk about lost kingdoms linguistics and anthropology. I would watch everything Thank you so much ❤

[@alexanderbusch8014]

Don´t forget, the most importent man in history is also irish! I am of course talking about Miles Edward O'Brien!

[@donaldwindland]

I count myself very lucky to have visited each of the Celtic areas of the world, including the Isle of Man (twice!).

[@gronkdashronk123]

Mongolian language groups of buryatia, tuva, inner and outer mongolia

[@fluffbottle]

I love motion graphics of maps! So happy you are using them in your travel videos! ❤❤❤

[@GeographyNow]

Thank HGP media for that!

[@henry_illenberger]

The Welshman should've spoken more about how King Arthur is of Welsh/Cornish (Brythonic) origins, fighting against the Anglo-Saxon (English) foreigners invading Britain. Also, he has a very good storytelling voice, he'd make a good bard. Also, "bards" in fantasy stories and Medieval literature, originates in Wales.

[@ThomasCassonActor]

Hi there! Thomas here. I know that, and I do think Wales doesn't really get the attention it deserves when it comes to Arthur. I hope my fellow Welsh think I did overall a good job showing us off

[@henry_illenberger]

@ThomasCassonActor Cymru am byth! I also noticed (but it could be my imagination), you were rather shy, quiet and brief about the mentioning that the Welsh/Cornish are the natives of Britain. Don't be, as they are (called) the "Britons", the indigenous people of Britain, before the coming of the English. You Britons ought to be louder and prouder about the Celtic roots of the island. As someone who is learning Cymraeg, I appraise the Welsh and all Celtic people to learn and preserve their languages and cultures. Celtic people, especially the Britons, owe it to the world to preserve this most beautiful of language families. And I say again... Cymru am byth!

[@ThomasCassonActor]

@@henry_illenberger The mythology of Wales is something that is begging for more adaptations. If I had more time of course I would of talked about The Mabinogion and how Welsh inspired Tolkien and much more! There is an unedited version of my part on Wales which I will upload in the next week on my KZbin channel for those who are interested.

[@DarthSanguine]

The reason he didn't mention that is because it's debated as to whether it's true. There is a very real possibility that King Arthur was actually Scottish.

[@henry_illenberger]

@@ThomasCassonActor I've read the Mabinogion and other Arthurian-related stories. All are great reads, which adds to the cultural richness of Welsh and Celtic literature. But your people's legacy goes back much further than the Age of Arthur in the Dark Ages. It goes back to Boudicca, the Roman Conquest, the initial Celtic migration and beyond! Celtiadd am byth! I look forward to seeing your "more detailed" video about Wales. I will check out your channel.

[@antmanatthemoment7233]

Great video, one thing to note about about the Scottish, is that they've made a significant impact here in New Zealand, the regions of Otago and Southland were settled almost exclusively by Scottish Highlanders. The name Dunedin, which is the main city in Otago is actually a gaelic version of Edinburgh. A lot of the people here, have pride in their Scottish heritage and their rugby team is known as the Highlanders. Quite a few Maori have Scottish ancestry too

[@acciesfan8]

Not mentioned in the video but Scottish people are very much overrepresented in the world of inventions. The Steam Engine Tarmac/Ashphalt (originally called Tar MacAdam for its inventor) Pneumatic Tyres Penicillin the first antibiotic One of the fathers of electricity (Faraday) Football (soccer) Golf Television (my great grandfather!) And a whole bunch more!

[@TobyBTomlinson]

I remember emailing you back in the early B’s or C’s country videos asking for an Isle of Man video, thank you so much 🇮🇲

[@elhalcon156]

Saying Galician is a "dialects of spanish" is pretty hilarious as it is a lot closer to portuguese and even originate from the same type of vulgar latin different to the spanish one.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Thanks for this, Barbs! As an English-born man living in Australia but with partial Welsh ancestry, I really enjoy learning more about my Celtic roots. :)

[@tioy3442]

Uh… Barbs? You sure those title things are legit? You remember Established Titles, right?

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Yeeaahhh…

[@GeographyNow]

I literally mentioned in the video that they are not legit, it’s just a fun little thing you can play around with

[@tioy3442]

@ alright, apologies

[@juanlucas5649]

I love this, please continue with the “ethnicities of the world” format… and do the Basques next!

[@xSimonTan]

Awesome video, Barbs. 6:35 If I recall correctly France doesn't have any co-official regional languages, and French is the sole official language in the country.

[@frankcl1]

The language is not co-official, but is officially recognised and protected as part of the national heritage.

[@TheBigC182]

Really enjoyed the format(and of course the content) of this video.

[@AllyStrikesBack]

“When a Glaswegian hears Celtic” 😬

[@martenkats6915]

Big difference though in pronunciation, so when speaking it's pretty clear whether you mean the football club or something else.

[@WARRIORLUNA37]

The Celtic team is also from Glasgow

[@s125ish]

The team that wins the league but easiest league

[@srad892]

i love being celtic(Scotland and Wales mainly) we have the best country-side,safest citys and of course the best and people who love to a nice sit down at the best pubs in the world

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

What part of Britain we're you born in?

[@monkeypie8701]

4:04 The Picts didn't become the Scottish, Scottish came from Gaelic, that's why it's called Scottish Gaelic

[@DementedDomain]

Scotland is difficult to be fair, the name Scotland and the Gàidhlig language comes from the Gaels, but Alba (Scotland as a kingdom) and ethnically was formed between Dál Riata and Pictland, eventually incorporating the kingdom of Strathclyde in the 11th century, so ethnically, Scotland is Gaelic and Brittonic, just that Gaelic became the dominating culture and language

[@owainmorgan3897]

@@DementedDomain How are Gaels different to Britons?

[@DementedDomain]

@owainmorgan3897 different celtic tribes, different cultures, traditions, and language families essentially

[@owainmorgan3897]

@DementedDomain Kind of what I thought, but I wasn't sure. Thank you 🙂

[@Adventuregirl96]

Nice episode, thank you for teaching us more about the Celtic people.