Gaelic folklore, local legends & mythology

Historically, Gaelic refers to the people and culture of the Goidelic branch of Celts, originating in Ireland and spreading to Scotland and the Isle of Man via the kingdom of Dál Riata. It defined a shared linguistic, legal and social system that dominated these regions for centuries.

Today, the term specifically describes the modern descendants of those languages - Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx - and the specific geographic "heartlands" where they're still spoken, such as the Irish Gaeltacht and the Scottish Hebrides, distinguishing them from the broader "Celtic" world of Wales or Brittany.

Discover folklore stories from these regions here.