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Definition of Oghams

Ogham
Ogham Og"ham, n. [Ir.] A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. [Written also ogam.]

Meaning of Oghams from wikipedia

- contains Ogham text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Ogham letters. Ogham (also ogam...
- the Gallic god Ogmios. According to the Ogam Tract, he is the inventor of Ogham, the script in which Irish Gaelic was first written. The name Ogma is believed...
- letters of the Ogham alphabet. Three variant lists of bríatharogaim or "word-oghams" have been preserved, dating to the Old Irish period. They are as follows:...
- to contain Celtic tree lore, possibly relating to the crann ogham, the branch of the ogham alphabet where tree names are used as mnemonic devices. The...
- article contains Ogham text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Ogham letters. Roughly 400...
- It was written in the Ogham alphabet, the usage of which can be divided into two phases, Orthodox Ogham and Scholastic Ogham. The former represents the...
- Breastagh Ogham Stone (CIIC 010) is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Breastagh Ogham Stone stands in a field 4.2 km...
- culture. The long-standing traditional view is that the Celtic language, Ogham script and culture were brought to Ireland by waves of invading or migrating...
- based on the apparently unintelligible ogham inscriptions found in historically Pictish areas (compare Ogham inscription § Scholastic inscriptions)....
- finally the ogham, and that the ogham is the most perfected because it was discovered last. The text is the origin of the tradition that the ogham letters...