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Ogham
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Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language, and later the Old Irish language. It was also used much less frequently to record the Pictish language in what is
An inscription found in 1975 in Ratass Church, Tralee, County Kerry
An inscription found in 1975 in Ratass Church, Tralee, County Kerry
Carving of ogham letters into a stone pillar – illustration by Stephen Reid (1873–1948), in: Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. Rolleston (18
Carving of ogham letters into a stone pillar – illustration by Stephen Reid (1873–1948), in: Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. Rolleston (1857–1920), published 1911, p. 288
Fol. 170r of the Book of Ballymote (1390), the Auraicept na n-Éces explaining the ogham script
Fol. 170r of the Book of Ballymote (1390), the Auraicept na n-Éces explaining the ogham script
Mug with ogham letters: the four series (aicmi) of the 20 original letters and the five most important supplementary letters (forfeda)
Mug with ogham letters: the four series (aicmi) of the 20 original letters and the five most important supplementary letters (forfeda)
Pictish language
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Pictish is an extinct Celtic language that was spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. The language is only attested in several t
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…to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language (scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries). It was also used much less frequently to record the Pictish language in what is now Scotland. There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain, the bulk of…
Picture by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865–1927) depicting Columba preaching to Bridei, king of Fortriu in 565
Picture by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865–1927) depicting Columba preaching to Bridei, king of Fortriu in 565
Personal names of Roman-era chieftains from the Pictish area, including Calgacus (above) have a Celtic origin.
Personal names of Roman-era chieftains from the Pictish area, including Calgacus (above) have a Celtic origin.
Difficulties in translation of ogham inscriptions, like those found on the Brandsbutt Stone, led to a widely held belief that Pictish was a non-Indo-E
Difficulties in translation of ogham inscriptions, like those found on the Brandsbutt Stone, led to a widely held belief that Pictish was a non-Indo-European language.