What is your favorite Celtic Nation?

[Sir John Johns]

There is one about Finno-Ugric, so why not one about Celtic nations.

For me, Brittany, obviously, as I live there.

[President Tyrion]

Wales has enough ridiculous letters that I'm willing to endorse it.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Ireland, it seems.

[dead0man]

Can't you own a gun on the Isle of Man?  They also do cool races there.

[TDAS04]

Brittany.

[Kung Fu Kenny]

Write-in: Boston Celtic nation

[Hash]

The land of my ancestors, of course.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Ireland, but I have a ton of affection for all six.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Home of Golf.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Oakvaleistan.

[H. Ross Peron]

Scotland easily

[TNF]

Ireland.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You do know that a majority of Scotland was never Gaelic speaking, right? Manx and Kernewek are both dead languages to all intents and purposes, which is a pity, obviously. Elsewhere only shrinking minorities speak the languages in question, which  is also a shame, but is also very much the reality.

[Supersonic]

Ireland. Mainly for the accent.

[afleitch]

You do know that a majority of Scotland was never Gaelic speaking, right? Manx and Kernewek are both dead languages to all intents and purposes, which is a pity, obviously. Elsewhere only shrinking minorities speak the languages in question, which  is also a shame, but is also very much the reality.

Argh. I'll have to stop you there on the first one (which falls into one of those answers that should be true but isn't) At the Act of Union the population was about 1,000,000. It is estimated that it stood at around 800,000 in the very early 1600's. The population of Scotland, in terms of distribution at this time was more heavily concentrated in the Highlands and islands. Even as late as the 1881 Census, Gaelic Scotland stretched as far south as Loch Tay and the banks of Loch Lomond (though by this point was in serious decline)

Strictly speaking this area at the time of James VI and before contained the majority of Scotland's population. Given that 'Germanic' speaking Scotland was speaking a variety of associated but different languages (Scots, Doric, Norn, Lallans, Anglis etc) that had not yet been standardised, Gaelic was at the very least was the largest in terms of languages spoken by plurality. Curiously it's strength was probably greater from the early 1300's to the early 1600's than it was immediately prior (post 1000) due to the higher estimated mortality rates from the plague in the central lowlands.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Eire.

[RosettaStoned]

 Eire.

[Leftbehind]

Wales.

[Peter the Lefty]

Scotland.  Ireland comes close, though.  Though I love all six o' them.

[politicallefty]

Ireland. Mainly for the accent.

I was thinking the same.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Scotland's insanely complex linguistic history, etc.

Now, now, let's not let confusing reality get in the way of the important business of trolling random hyphenated Americans.

[patrick1]

Scotland's insanely complex linguistic history, etc.

Now, now, let's not let confusing reality get in the way of the important business of trolling random hyphenated Americans.

Translation: my jab at Scots was blocked and countered, so I'll take a rabbit punch at the Yanks:)

[Dr. Cynic]

My great-grandmother was Cornish, so I voted Cornwall. Ideally, either Scotland or Cornwall should win.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Scotland's insanely complex linguistic history, etc.

Now, now, let's not let confusing reality get in the way of the important business of trolling random hyphenated Americans.

Translation: my jab at Scots was blocked and countered, so I'll take a rabbit punch at the Yanks:)

Not at all: Yanks have been the 'target' throughout.

(To continue a theme for the sake of it: Scots, of course, is not a Celtic language).

[Torie]

My one documented bloodline link to the Old World us from Scotland, and I adore Edinburgh, so Scotland.