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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
It is unclear when literacy first came to Ireland. The earliest Irish writings are inscriptions, mostly simple memorials, on stone in the Ogham alphabet, the earliest of which date to the 4th century.
Oct 2, 2015 · Ogham was the ancient Celtic alphabet. It can be found inscribed on stone monuments all over Ireland. These Ogham stones date back to the era between the 4th and th centuries AD. It can also be found in manuscripts that date back to between the 6th and 9th centuries. Ogham Stone near Derrynane in County Kerry.
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.
The most important English Renaissance writer based for almost two decades in Ireland is Edmund Spenser (c. 1552-1599) who was the “first of his nation to advance a coherent argument for the systematic colonization of Ireland by English people.” 2 That this program of colonization would destroy Irish culture was a price that Spenser was more than willing to advocate.
Ogham – ancient Irish written language. Ogham is the oldest known form of written Irish. Origins of Ogham. Poems written in Ogham. Alphabet named after trees. New age beliefs. Irish art. It consists of an alphabet made of 20 characters named after types of trees.
The earliest recorded Irish Gaelic was found in 4 th Century inscriptions cut into wood and stone, with 6 th Century manuscripts preserving Ireland’s rich folklore, making Irish literature one of the oldest traditions, behind only that of Greek and Latin literature. Among the earliest preserved poems is Amra Choluim Chille “Elegy of St ...
