[Illbay]

The researchers concluded the most likely explanation for this was a large-scale Anglo-Saxon invasion, which devastated the Celtic population of England, but did not reach Wales.

I guess I'm stupid. I thought this was the way it worked all along. I didn't realize it was a controversy.

FWIW, I think now the Welsh need to go to the ICC, and sue the English for "reparations."

Mr. Jones can say "Awroit, we'll taik London, Birmin'am, Mawnchestah and Yo'k. Yew c'n stay in the othah places if yews behave y'selves..."

[another cricket]

I didn't realize it was a controversy.

That makes two of us. We must have had the same history book.

It would be interesting to check the DNA for the maternal line.

a.cricket

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

The researchers concluded the most likely explanation for this was a large-scale Anglo-Saxon invasion, which devastated the Celtic population of England, but did not reach Wales.

I guess I'm stupid. I thought this was the way it worked all along. I didn't realize it was a controversy.

Me too. And what they were describing as the old theory of a small class of ruling elites is what I thought the Norman conquest was all about.

[DonnerT]

You write the accent well.

[Utopia]

You've clearly never walked into a bakery in a tiny Welsh town, watch as everyone in the room goes silent waiting for you to say your first word... will you speak Welsh or will it be English?

The Welsh are a lovely group of people with very long memories.

[Barnacle]

Get ready for a new term to the affect of "Native Britons".

They’ll be opening casinos throughout the UK.

[Tailback]

You stole my thunder Illbay! My last name is Jones and I'm pissed. Reparations NOW!

[bc2]

I wanted to read the rest of the thread but now my monitor is covered with spray from laughing so hard!!!

I am Welsh and Irish, the Welsh are truly under-represented in the Celtic world.

Cymru am byth! Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn!

and since this is probably going to be an anti-English thread...

Twll dîn pob Sais!!!

[Celtic Conservative]

"I guess I'm stupid. I thought this was the way it worked all along. I didn't realize it was a controversy"

Same here. And the link to spain has long been known to scientists as well. Most believe the Irish and scots are related to a celtic people inhabiting the spanish peninsula who emigrated to the British isles roughly 2500 to 2800 years ago. They are called the celtiberians. Nothing new from what I have read on the subject for years.

CC