Upon the hilt of this Celtic sword there is an image of a Celtic warrior, intended to enhance the power of the owner. The head with omega-shaped and finely drawn hair also has large almond-shaped eyes ...

The project aims to produce a record of the Celtic languages spoken in Britain and Ireland, though the majority of these ...

The first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland is being made. Ancient Celtic languages ...

Modern Celtic languages – including Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Breton and Cornish – all derive from these earlier tongues, and similarities remain visible. Dr Rodway, senior lecturer in ...

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...

In a story seemingly fit for Game of Thrones, an ornate Iron Age shield that was unearthed from a “warrior grave” is now being deemed “the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium,” ...

The two gold coins were minted almost 2,300 years ago, around the mid-third century B.C. "This makes them part of a very ...

The chance discovery of ancient bones under an Irish pub in the mid-2000s has cast doubt over whether Irish people are actually related to the ancient Celts at all. In 2006, Bertie Currie was clearing ...