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      • Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Old Irish: Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_Irish_languageHistory of the Irish language - Wikipedia

    The earliest written form of the Irish language is known to linguists as Primitive Irish. [5] Primitive Irish is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, [6] inscribed on stone in the Ogham alphabet. The earliest of such inscriptions probably date from the 3rd or 4th century. [1]

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Old_IrishOld Irish - Wikipedia

    Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Old Irish: Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts.

    • 6th century–10th century; evolved into Middle Irish by around the 10th century

  5. udaras.ie › history-of-the-irish-languageHistory of the Irish Language - Údarás na Gaeltachta

    Irish is one of the oldest written and historical languages in the world. It was seen for the first time in Ogham form in the fifth century. Today it can be found in up to 4,500 books, on television, radio, newspapers, magazines and on the internet.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Early_Irish_literatureEarly Irish literature - Wikipedia

    The earliest identifiable writer in the Irish language is Dallán Forgaill, who wrote Amra Coluim Chille, a poetic elegy to Colum Cille, shortly after the subject's death in 597. The Amra is written in archaic Old Irish and is not perfectly understood.

  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › Old_IrishOld Irish - Wikiwand

    Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic, is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from c. 600 to c. 900. The main contemporary texts are dated c. 700–850; by 900 the language had already transitioned into early Middle Irish.

  9. lrc.la.utexas.edu › eieol › iriolIntroduction to Old Irish - University of Texas at Austin

    The reason for presenting Old Irish in this EIEOL series is twofold. First, it is the best known variety among the earliest surfacing stages of the Goidelic branch. Second, it shows not only. the specific linguistic features (isoglosses) of Common Celtic, but also. remarkable archaisms preserved from an early stage of Indo-European (IE ...

  10. ireland-calling.com › oghamOgham - ancient Irish language - Ireland Calling

    Alphabet named after trees. New age beliefs. Irish art. More on Irish Art. Ogham is the oldest known form of writing from Ireland. It is a language made up of 20 letters named after various different trees.

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