The Hiberno-Scottish mission was a series of expeditions in the 6th and 7th centuries by Gaelic missionaries originating from Ireland that spread Celtic Christianity in Scotland, Wales, England and Me
Saint Columba during a mission to the Picts
Schottenportal at the Scottish Monastery, Regensburg
The Gaels are a group of Insular Celtic ethnic groups native to Ireland, parts of Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages compris
The Emigrants, painting from 1844. This depicts a Highland Scots family in Gaelic dress migrating to New Zealand.
The Lia Fáil at the Hill of Tara, sacred site of inauguration for the Gaelic High Kings.
Scota and Goídel Glas voyaging from Egypt. From the 15th century chronicle the Scotichronicon.
A page from the 9th century Book of Kells, one of the finest examples of Insular art. It is believed to have been made in Gaelic monasteries in Ireland and Scotland.