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    Ogham ( / ˈɒɡəm / OG-əm, [4] Modern Irish: [ˈoː (ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ] [5] [6]) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language ( scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries).

    • bottom-to-top, left-to-right
    • Alphabet
    • c. 4th–10th centuries
  3. ogham writing, alphabetic script dating from the 4th century ad, used for writing the Irish and Pictish languages on stone monuments; according to Irish tradition, it was also used for writing on pieces of wood, but there is no material evidence for this.

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  4. May 11, 2012 · It states that Ogham was invented in Cisalpine Gaul around 600 BCE by Gaulish Druids who created it as a hand signal and oral language. MacAlister suggests that it was transmitted orally until it was finally put into writing in early Christian Ireland.

  5. Dec 18, 2020 · Ireland's Content Pool. Traces of Ogham can still be found all across Ireland. The ancient script of Ogham, sometimes known now as the 'Celtic Tree Alphabet,' originally contained 20 letters ...

  6. The 360 stones which show off the earliest writing in Ireland. A cross-inscribed ogham stone in Dromkeare, Co.Kerry. Photo: CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images. Analysis: the country's surviving ...

  7. Glottolog. None. Map of locations where Orthodox Ogham inscriptions have been found. Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish [1] ( Irish: Gaeilge Ársa, Gaeilge Chianach ), also called Proto-Goidelic, [2] [3] [4] [5] is the oldest known form of the Goidelic languages, and the ancestor of all languages within this family.

  8. Ogham is believed to date back to the 4th century AD, with its origins shrouded in both history and legend. Ancient Chronicles: Some early manuscripts suggest that Ogham was created by the scholarly class of Druids as a secret form of communication. Practical Beginnings: Some historians propose that Ogham’s origins were more pragmatic ...

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