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Early Irish literature, is commonly dated from the 8th or 9th to the 15th century, a period during which modern literature in Irish began to emerge. It stands as one of the oldest vernacular literature in Western Europe, with its roots extending back to late antiquity, as evident from inscriptions utilizing both Irish and Latin found on Ogham ...
The earliest written form of the Irish language is known to linguists as Primitive Irish. Primitive Irish is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, inscribed on stone in the Ogham alphabet. The earliest of such inscriptions probably date from the 3rd or 4th century.
1844: O Catháin. 650 AD: The Cathach. The Cathach (battler), also known as The Psalter of St Columba (Colum Cille), is one of the oldest surviving manuscripts from Ireland. It contains some of the earliest examples of the form of Irish writing known as insular majuscule script.
Ogham. Origins of Ogham. Poems written in Ogham. 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.
Aug 18, 2020 · This was not in manuscripts but on stone, and not in the Latin alphabet that we still use today, but in a unique writing system created especially for the sounds of a very early form of the Irish ...
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A Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University, Calvert Watkins, is often quoted as having stated (during the 1960's) that Irish had the oldest vernacular literature of Europe. The earliest recorded examples of Irish literature date from the sixth century CE.
Irish developed from one of the Celtic dialects brought to bronze age Ireland and Britain by the iron age Celts, who inhabited Central Europe some three thousand years ago. Ireland was invaded many times and factual evidence is sometimes difficult to obtain. The oral tradition, however, refers consistently to specific events such as 'The Great ...
