Ogham alphabet ()

Vertical Ogham

aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

beith [*betwias]
b [b] uath - hawthorn h [y]

- birch

dair [*daris]
luis - rowan l [l] d [d]
- oak

fern [*wern] - alder f [w] tinne - holly t [t]

coll [*coslas]
sail [*salis] - willow s [s] c [k]
- hazel

ceirt [*kert]
nion - ash n [n] q [ k ]
- apple

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

muin - vine m [m] ailm - white fir a [a]

onn [*osen]
gort [*gortas] - ivy g [g] o [o]
- gorse

ngadal [*gddlan]
ng [ g ] r - heather u [u]
- reed

[ sw ]
straif - blackthorn z eadhadh - poplar e [e]
[ ts ]

ruis - elder r [r] iodhadh - yew i [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

abhadh ea peith - soft birch p

eite (feather)
r - gold oi
marks start of texts

uilleann - elbow ui sps - space

eite thuathail (reversed feather)

ifn - pine ia
marks end of texts

eamhancholl ae

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 Ogham alphabet ()

Horizontal Ogham

aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

beith luis fern sail nion uath dair tinne coll ceirt
(birch) (rowan) (alder) (willow) (ash) (hawthorn) (oak) (holly) (hazel) (apple)

b l f s n h d t c q
[b] [l] [w] [s] [n] [y] [d] [t] [k] [k]

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

ng
muin gort straif ruis ailm onn r eadhadh iodhadh
adal
(vine) (ivy) (blackthorn) (elder) (white fir) (gorse) (heather) (poplar) (yew)
(reed)

m g ng z r a o u e i
[m] [g] [g] [sw/ts] [r] [a] [o] [u] [e] [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

marks marks
r uilleann ifn eamhanchooll peith Sps
start of end of
abhadh (gold) (elbow) (pine) (double c) (soft birch) (space)
texts texts

ea oi ui ia ae p

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