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For an explanation of the controversy surrounding the term 'British Isles', see the British Isles naming dispute article.
Location of the Anglo-Celtic Isles, also known as the British Isles.
Location of the Anglo-Celtic Isles, also known as the British Isles.

The Anglo-Celtic Isles is a term used as an alternative to the term 'British Isles'[1][2], 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.[3] The origin of the term is not known. While use until recently was mainly confined to academic circles, its use by Southern Irish Unionists can be traced back at least to the early twentieth century (pre-Irish Independence).[4] Some use the term with the word 'Isles' replaced with 'Islands'.[5]

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.[6] 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.


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  1. ^ http://www.anglo-celtic.org.uk/
  2. ^ http://sillysoft.net/lux/maps/Anglo-Celtic%20Isles
  3. ^ Harvey, David C.; Rhys Jones, Neil Mcinroy, Christine Milligan (2001). Celtic Geographies: Old Culture, New Times. New York: Routledge, p. 241.
  4. ^ Christopher, David (2002). The Fate of Cork Unionists, 1919-1921, http://www.reform.org/TheReformMovement_files/article_files/articles/cork.htm
  5. ^ http://www.studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?c=17&t=3&q=aWQ9ODAwOA==&v=&k+8008
  6. ^ 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