The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gael \Gael\, n.sing. & pl. [See Gaelic.] (Ethnol.) A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Gael n 1: a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man