who are these people now?

Question

ok, so I know theres an area that was called Gaul before some European war, and I know in present day there are the type of native irish that are genetically blonde & the type that are genetically brunette(it works out this way from the regions). Also, I dont know where they are but I know the language of Bast comes from the mountains.

So...my question is...in the area(or near) where they still speak Bast, the area where the native irish blondes are predominately from, the area that WAS Gaul......TODAY, what is the name of that place?
Note:Ive looked through history records & maps & its NOT france, england or germany, but it is pretty close. Could it possibly be North Belgium/South Ireland? Just a guess, I couldnt really see the border very well.

Q2: How close is this place to Albania/croatia/macedonia/cyprus/that general area?

Q3: what is Q2's "general area" commonly referred to(withOUT spain & italy) as? Is this what they call "the Balkans"? Just a guess.
Thank you. (=

sorry...Q2's last slash is supposed to say Isle of Cyprus(and yes I know geographically this is technically part of greece...I mean its connection to the other places in a cultural/historical context)

Answer 1

I know of no language called 'Bast' (That was, in fact, the name of the ancient Egyptian cat god). Do you mean to refer to the 'Basque' language which is spoken in north western Spain and in small parts of south-western France? Ancient Gaul which existed 'before some European war' was indeed, contrary to what you think, roughly the area of modern France. It was conquered over 2000 years ago by Julius Caesar as described in his books 'De Bello Gallici', or 'Concerning the Gaulish Wars' Gaul did include part of modern southern Belgium but not any part of Ireland

Q2, Quite a long way away - a thousand miles or more, I would guess.

Q3. Yes, that area is called the Balkans. That expression does not, and never has, included Italy and Spain.

Answer 2

Look at this Wiki link for a good rundown on the Gaul region.

Unfortunately, I've never heard of the Bast language. Are you referring to the Basque language. They inhabit a section of north central Spain.

Answer 3

1.Here is a map, people usually say France, because it is more or less France since France's borders shift as well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map_Gallia_Tribes_Towns.png
2. I'll you measure the distance, less than from Croatia to Cyprus.
3. Now we call that the Balkans, basically Europe east of Italy and south of Hungary/Romania, what some see as a peninsula.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Balkan_topo_en.jpg