To: Celtic Conservative
Seriously though, I have seen other sources that places celtic parent culture as originating as far away as nepal or tibet. Whatever the truth may be , no one can debate that as an ethno linguistic group the celts sure do get around.
Celtic culture was derived from the main Aryanic culture, but it developed in Europe. the langauge too developed in Europe. And the high points of Celtic culture came after the introduction of Christianity to Ireland. For the time from 400 AD to 1000 AD, IREland WAS the flower of civilisation. However, the Celts are not and were not a primarily racial group, more, as you point out a ethno-linguistic group.
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02/16/2004 9:56:47 AM PST by
Cronos
(W2K4!)
To: Cronos
"For the time from 400 AD to 1000 AD, IREland WAS the flower of civilisation."
Very true. Have you Read Thomas Cahills "how the Irish saved civilization", the 2nd book in his "pillars of history" series?. It chronicles the role of the Irish as the guardians of western culture after the fall of the Roman empire. Very good read, and entertaining for such a weighty topic. I just checked and it's still in print.
Just curious,
CC
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