Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
P.S. That reminds me, experts (and most official organisations) generally agree that there are only six Celtic nations: Ireland, Scotland, The Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. Claims put forward by regions like Galicia, and Asturias (both in Spain) have little validity, as their claims of "Celtic" culture do not meet any definable criteria.
I would imagine that my screen name here indicates where I stand in this matter. I have seen enough lengthy "discussions" on Celtic identity to want to avoid another Celtic ID wars, but I think that there are weighty arguments from both cultural elements and genetic data to question the certainty shown in this statement.

It was interesting that the very next post was of the Celts in Italy in the first century B.C.