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Earra-Gaidheal = Eastern Gaels?
I have heard Oirthir, i.e. Coast.
”Other Scotti settlements in Britain during this time were by the Laighin of Leinster and Ui Liathain tribe of Munster which settled mainly in Wales (Gwynedd and Dyfed). The settlements of Wales were attacked by the local Brythons and destroyed” “Most people went naked except for a mantle” ”Armour was rare as Gaelic warriors could not afford it and considered it cumbersome, instead, most fought naked except for cloths tied around their waist as a form of belt from which to hang a scabbard and quiver.” ”Another peculiar practice of the Gael was to send their children into foster parentage, usually with their fathers' sister.”
I’d like to see some sources for these, preferably ones contemporary to the times in which such actions where committed or otherwise made within the last 1000 years but are also supported by archeological evidence? The Ulster cycles, Fenian Cycle and Tain Bo Cuailnge and other psuedo mythological accounts don’t really fulfill such needs.
”The Celts were superstitious” ”Gaelic men were also very vain and conscious of their physical appearance.” ”The Ireland of Roman times was a very primitive place, with limited technology”
These comments are hardly impartial at least not until you find and list sources that prove that ancient Gaelic men where vain and self conscious to a substantially greater degree then any other culture of the period. I don’t know who the author of this article or the "Gaelic Warfare" article is but both need more solid sources. It would be a shame to see so much information removed for being unverifiable as there are a lot of interesting statements made but some of the comments are borderline insult.
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[edit] Error
In the origins paragraph it states commonlality in DNA between scottish people and spanish as evidence of the celtic invasion of the Isles via Spain. THis is incorrect, a misiterpretation of the facts. The commonality is more likely to be due to the re-colonisation of western and atlantic europe from Iberia after the last ice age (15 -20, ooo yrs ago). The celtic invasion was much later , and left little genetic impact.
[edit] Poor sourcing
This article relies on very old and possibly out-dated sources. It really needs a modern synthesis of the historical traditions to prop up its validity. Thefuguestate 10:59, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology
I read somewhere that the origin of the word "Scot" or "Scoti" to refer to the inhabitants was based on their tattoos. That the locals would use their knives to "scotch" their skin (akin to cutting butterscotch) and rub wood ash into the cuts to create their tattoos. Anyone else ever heard this story? Or able to find a reference to it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.44.145.86 (talk) 18:41, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Scoti or Scotti
Should it not be one or the other? The article name is called Scoti then calls it Scotti in the article. Did the romans not call them Scotti? If so that should be the name of the article and either way we should stick to the same spelling throughout. Jack forbes (talk) 23:55, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
