Ancient Irish peoples

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As is the case with most modern nations, Irish people descend from a great number of Ancient Irish Peoples, most of whom have with the passage of time being utterly forgotten except by historians.

The majority of modern Irish people believe themselves to be descended from Gaelic peoples living in Ireland prior to the Viking and Norman settlements. The following is a list of historical and quasihistorical tribal groups, most of which are Gaelic in origin,[citation needed] but some of which may have preceded the Goidelic population of Ireland.