Brittany has two autochtonous languages: Gallo and Breton. While Breton is a Celtic language spoken in western Brittany, Gallo language is spoken in eastern Brittany and belongs to the family of Romance languages.

Saint David, or Dewi Sant in Welsh, is the patron saint of Wales. He was the only Welsh saint to be canonised in the Christian Church.

The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen offers taught masters and doctoral programmes of the highest quality in the history, literature and culture of Ireland and Scotland.

Celtic Connections is Scotland’s largest showcase for traditional music, dance and culture. The festival takes place across Glasgow every January.

Ireland was one of Europe’s poorest countries for more than two centuries. Yet, during the 1990s, Ireland was transformed from one of the poorest countries in Western Europe to one of the wealthiest.

The joint bid by Scotland and Ireland for the EURO Championship in 2008 has been unsuccessful. The Celtic bid had been rated as second favourite but finally trailed in fourth out of seven.

Saint Andrew's day, November 30th, is Scotland's National Day, for Andrew is Scotland's patron saint and the St Andrew's Cross is Scotland's flag.