Of the two strains of the Celtic languages, Welsh, Cornish and Breton are connected together in the Brythonic group and have more in common with each other than the other group, the Goidelic languages of Scottish and Irish Gaelic and Manx.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brythonic_languages
All the most common Welsh family names (there is no real equivalent Clan system) have tartans and samples can be seen at http://www.welsh-tartan.com/tartan-finder.php
Geographically speaking, although quite a distance by land from each other, they are pretty close neighbours across the Bristol Channel.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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