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The Ogham Alphabet - Ireland's Ancient Alphabet
Ogham, the ancient Irish alphabet, was used in pre-Christian and early-Christian Ireland. Etched on standing stones the inscriptions usually commemorate a battle or event, which took place at the site, where the stone was erected.
The alphabet is read from bottom to top and is made up of strokes not dissimilar to Roman Numerals.
What is Ogham?
Ogham is an ancient Irish alphabet dating to at least 500 AD if not much earlier.
What does the Ogham alphabet look like?
Ogham is a twenty-character alphabet made up of line strokes of different quantities of lines and different lengths and angles.
How do you read Ogham?
Ogham is read from bottom to top. It is a phonetic alphabet - there is no "f" for example - the letter "v" is used.
Where and why was Ogham used?
Ogham was used mostly in Ireland (especially Kerry and Clare) but examples can also be found in Scotland, England and Brittany. Special events and famous people were commemorated with Ogham inscriptions on standing stone pillars.
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