Archive for February 14th, 2007
Irish Alphabet
The first written form of the Irish language was Ogham, pronounced “AWGH (gutteral g) – um”, which consisted of lines carved in wood or stone. Notice that most of the letters are named after a tree/plant. When Christianity arrived in Ireland, the monks, brothers, priests, etc. brought to Ireland the Latin alphabet, which was adapted […]
Posted: February 14th, 2007 under History, Literature.
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