English · Idiom Historical

Celtic Scotland

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

(Gael, comh ranach, crying together.) Pennant says it was called by the Irish hululoo.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Celtic Scotland” mean?

(Gael, comh ranach, crying together.) Pennant says it was called by the Irish hululoo.

Is “Celtic Scotland” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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