Gael
noun
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Gaeldom
-
a word derived from
Gael.
Example Sentences
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In the Cromwellian and Williamite wars, we see the mournful mothers and daughters of the Gaeldom passing in sad procession to Connacht, or wailing on Shannon banks for the flight of the "Wild Geese."
From The Glories of Ireland by P. J. Lennox
The continuity of language and culture between these two divisions of Gaeldom has clearly brought about this identity of their folk-tales.
From Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
The people of the Gaeldom of to-day are anear perishing for lack of the famous feats of their fathers.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz
