Take your time. It sounds like you put yourself into an either/or situation without any real reason. I like Stephen Wake's music and I'm learning a few pieces. I would not be happy playing his pieces on a Seagull. Tell us what your budget is so we can give your more suggestions. I'm not knocking Seagull (I have a folk), but it's not on my list of "guitars to buy for Celtic music."
One thing I will say is that you would be better off with an all solid wood guitar, but on an individual basis there could be a laminate back and sides guitar that sounds better than an all solid at lower price points at first glance.
Keep in mind that Stephen Wake and other Celtic players often use lower tunings than DADGAD (CGDGCD, CGDGAD for example) so you want to be sure you get a standard scale guitar (around 25.5")
I had picked up a used Guild D-120c (all mahogany). New, they sell for around $700. I alternate playing it between my Avalon and Larrivee.
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Avalon L-320C, Guild D-120, Martin D-16GT, McIlroy A20, Pellerin SJ CW
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