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Ogham

Ancient Ogham Alphabet

Ogham, pronounced "ohm" was used by the Ancient Irish Celts. This form of writing was used from about 600 BC to about 700 AD.  The Ogham alphabet contains 20 letters made up of a vertical line with dots and dashes and is read starting from the bottom to the top.

While all surviving traces of Ogham are inscriptions on stone, it was probably inscribed on sticks, stakes and trees. Inscriptions generally take the form of somebody's name and the name of a place and were likely used to mark boundaries.

The existing examples of Ogham are on large standing stones. There are almost 400 known Ogham inscriptions in Ireland.

Ogahm Alphabet

Beautiful Ogham Wedding Rings with endearing messages.  Love forever and custom text are available from Boru, Fado, The Cat in the Moon and GETi Titanium. Custom style available.

Ogham Wedding Rings @ Unique Celtic Wedding Rings

Faith in Ogham Rail Edge Wedding Rings by Boru

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Want to know what your Personal Ogham may look like? Check out the Ogham Translator. (interpretations may vary)

Ogham on Pinterest

More Information on Ogham: Omniglot the online encyclopedia of writing Systems and Languages.


Ogham Jewelry: Made in Ireland by Martina Hamilton

Updated May 2022