Celtic fringe

Celtic fringe
n [sing] (sometimes disapprov)
a name for the parts of Britain where the people are descended from Celts, such as Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall. The phrase is used mainly by people in England, who feel that they have a different way of life.

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