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Ogham (/ ˈ ɒ ɡ əm / OG-əm, Modern Irish: [ˈoː(ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ]) 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).
Aug 18, 2020 · 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 ...
Mar 20, 2017 · Ogham was the written version of Primitive Irish – the oldest form of the Irish language. Most of our current knowledge about Primitive Irish comes from the dozens of Ogham Stones located throughout the country. Ogham was carved and read from bottom to top. The alphabet originally comprised three groups of consonants and one group of vowels.
The Official Standard (An Caighdeán Oifigiúil) During the 1950s and 1960s a standardised form of Irish, known the An Caighdeán Oifigiúil (The Official Standard) was developed. It combines elements from the three major dialects and its pronunciation is based on the Connacht dialect. This is the form of the language taught in most schools.
The history of the Irish language begins with the period from the arrival of speakers of Celtic languages in Ireland to Ireland's earliest known form of Irish, Primitive Irish, which is found in Ogham inscriptions dating from the 3rd or 4th century AD. [1] After the conversion to Christianity in the 5th century, Old Irish begins to appear as ...
Ogham writing is showing up on more and more Irish gifts, but what is it? The ancient slash marks carved on stone were the earliest form of writing in Celtic Ireland. This form of writing flourished in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, but is believed to be even older than that. Some experts believe that ogham was influenced by the Roman Empire ...
The Viking invasions of the ninth & tenth centuries led to the destruction of several early manuscripts. Gaelic script was known as ‘ An Cló Gaelach ‘ in Irish. It may also be known as Irish character, Irish type, Gaelic type, Celtic type or the uncial alphabet. Notable features included type of writing system, numeracy, eighteen letters.
