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In the previous sections, it was shown that preservation of language and culture were closely connected for the Celtic nations which were trying to revive their cultural heritage at the turn of the century. In this multilingual environment, translation came to play a decisive role for this endeavour. On the one hand, translation offered a wider audience access to their cultural heritage since the numbers of the speakers of these languages had declined over the course of the nineteenth century. On the other hand, translation was used to some extent to encourage the usage of the respective Celtic language although it should be noted that many of the Celtic language publications at the time were originals and not translated. For each of the languages, the role of translation in the Celtic Revival will be discussed against the backdrop of historical developments of the time. Ultimately, the connections between the different translation traditions will be highlighted.