Six Celtic languages are spoken in Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
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Celtic refers to a group of dozens of languages, six of which are spoken today:BretonCornishIrish GaelicManx GaelicScottish GaelicWelsh
The modern Celtic languages are:IrishScottish GaelicManxWelshBretonCornishand various extinct languages: Gaulish, Celtiberian, Lepontic, Galatian, etc.
There's actually no such language as "Celtic". Celtic refers to a group of dozens of languages, six of which are spoken today:BretonCornishIrish GaelicManxScottish GaelicWelsh
A Brythonic Celtic language is a branch of Celtic languages spoken in ancient times in areas like Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. Examples of Brythonic languages include Welsh, Breton, and Cornish. These languages are no longer widely spoken but have experienced a revival in recent years.
There are/were several Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Breton being the principal ones that are still spoken. The last living speaker of Manx, the Celtic language spoken by the people of the Isle of Man, died a few years ago.