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For an explanation of the controversy surrounding the term 'British Isles', see the British Isles article.

The Anglo-Celtic Isles is a term used as an alternative to the term 'British Isles', due to the objection to the political inferences that some see it to have, particularly in Ireland and to a lesser extent in Scotland and Wales.^[1] The origin of the term is not known, though sources show that it has been in use for nearly a century.^[2] Some use the term with the word 'Isles' replaced with 'Islands'.^[3]

The term reflects the predominant ethnic make up of the populations inhabiting the islands: the 'Celtic' peoples - the Irish, Manx, Scottish, Cornish and Welsh - and the 'Anglo-Saxon' peoples - the English (other than Cornish). The populations inhabiting the archipelago have been referred to collectively as 'Anglo-Celtic cultures' in mainstream literature.^[4] Other ethnic groups have historically contributed to the population - Romans, Vikings and Normans to name three prominent groups - however have done to a significantly lesser extent.

The term is in limited use to date.

[edit] See also

• British Isles
• Islands of the North Atlantic

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Harvey, David C.; Rhys Jones, Neil Mcinroy, Christine Milligan (2001). Celtic Geographies: Old Culture, New Times. New York: Routledge, p. 241.
2. ^ Christopher, David (2002). The Fate of Cork Unionists, 1919-1921, http://www.reform.org/TheReformMovement_files/article_files/articles/cork.htm
3. ^ http://www.studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?c=17&t=3&q=aWQ9ODAwOA==&v=&k+8008
4. ^ Foster, Dean. The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe, Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success, Part One: Western Europe. Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-31866-3. See: http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/63/04713186/0471318663.pdf