The basic sanctuary was the home and the hearth, often only family members could approach the hearth These were in most cases highly decorated and contained many fire tools; it was their centre, each family performing rites, sacrifices to the ‘House God’, to protect the house and family

Celtic describes a language group which over a period of time divided into two strains: P-Celtic (Brythonic) spoken in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany Q-Celtic (Gaelic) spoken today in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man