Originally Posted by
castledangerous
Well, that depends on how far back you are considering. If you went back before the Anglo-Saxon invasions, then there certainly would have been a time when Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) was the chief language. For example, "Scottish Gaelic was spoken throughout Scotland (apart from small areas in the extreme south-east and north-east) between the 9th and 11th centuries...." from
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gaelic.htm
Well indeed. I guess I was thinking back only four or five centuries of where the Gallic was spoken in Scotland.
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Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
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