The Ogham alphabet is thought to be named after the Irish god Ogma.
One theory of its origins is that it evolved out of a system of tallies
used for accounting. About 500 Ogham inscriptions have been found in Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, England and the Isle of Man dating from between the 4th and 7th
centuries AD. There are inscriptions in ancient Irish and Pictish
which have not been deciphered. A number of bilingual inscriptions in
Ogham and Latin or Ogham and Old Norse written with the Runic alphabet
have been found.
While all surviving traces of Ogham are inscriptions on stone, it was probably more commonly inscribed on sticks, stakes and trees. Inscriptions generally take the form of somebody's name and the name of a place and were probably used to mark boundaries.
While all surviving traces of Ogham are inscriptions on stone, it was probably more commonly inscribed on sticks, stakes and trees. Inscriptions generally take the form of somebody's name and the name of a place and were probably used to mark boundaries.
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