Ogham, the ancient Irish alphabet, was used in pre-Christian and early-Christian Ireland. Etched on standing stones the inscriptions usually commemorate a battle or event, which took place at the site, where the stone was erected.

The alphabet is read from bottom to top and is made up of strokes not dissimilar to Roman Numerals.

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What is Ogham?

Ogham is an ancient Irish alphabet dating to at least 500 AD if not much earlier.

What does the Ogham alphabet look like?

Ogham is a twenty-character alphabet made up of line strokes of different quantities of lines and different lengths and angles. Our gold logo reads "OGHAM" in ogham.

How do you read Ogham?

Ogham is read from bottom to top - the letter O is the bottom two straight lines on our logo. It is a phonetic alphabet - there is no "f" for example - the letter "v" is used.

Where and why was Ogham used?

Ogham was used mostly in Ireland (especially Kerry and Clare) but examples can also be found in Scotland, England and Brittany. Special events and famous people were commemorated with Ogham inscriptions on standing stone pillars.

Ogham in the Year 2000

Now Ogham is brought to you in the form of precious jewellery - Inspired by Ireland. You can have gold and silver ingots personalised with the name of your choice. The Ogham ingots are eligible for the Dublin Assay Office Commemorative Hallmark if marked before December 31 2000.