Insular script is a medieval script system originating in Ireland that spread to England and continental Europe under the influence of Irish Christianity. Irish missionaries took the script to contine
The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow
St Chad Gospels: Et factum est iter[um cum sabbatis ambula] / ret ihs [Ihesus] per sata (Mark 2:23, p. 151) "And it came to pass, that Jesus went through the corn fields on the sabbath day".
Gaelic type is a family of Insular script typefaces devised for printing Early Modern Irish. It was widely used from the 16th century until the mid-18th century in Scotland and the mid-20th century in
Insular script
…English missionaries. They are associated with Insular art, of which most surviving examples are illuminated manuscripts. It greatly influenced modern Gaelic type and handwriting. The term "Insular script" is used to refer to a diverse family of scripts used for different functions. At the top of the hierarchy…
Gaelic script used on an information plaque outside City Hall, near Dublin Castle.
Gaelic script on the gates of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome.
Gaelic script on a gravestone in County Kerry.
Gaelic script on an Irish national monument.