The Ogham script is a written Celtic language dating from 300-600 AD found in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England on about 500 stone carvings. It likely originated from a tallying system and is named after the Celtic god Ogma. While carved on stone, Ogham was probably commonly used on wooden slabs. It has a 25 letter alphabet and is read from bottom to right or left moving horizontally for manuscripts.

1. Ogham Script

2. - All the letters are linked with a line- Not all of the names and pernounciations of the letters are known- Eite (feather) and its reverse Eitethuathail are used to symbolize the beginning and the end of sentences

3. - The Ogham script is a written Celtic language that probably derived from a tallying system used for accounting. - The word “Ogham” is named after the Celtic god Ogma. - “Ogham” is also calledbethluisfearn,oghamcraobh, or bethluisnion.

4. - Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England hold about 500 Ogham scripts dating from 300-600s AD. - There are also not yet deciphered archaic forms of Gaelic and Pictish. Latin inscriptions also have been found.- While the surviving inscriptions of Ogham are carved in stone, scientists think that it was most likely commonly used on wooden slabs as signs.

5. - Ogham has an alphabet with twenty five letters- Oghams has been written on rocks, wood, and manuscripts- To read ogham, one has to go from bottom to right or left to right and horizonatally for manuscripts

6. CitationsOgma - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ogma-Lawrie-Highsmith.jpegInformation - http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ogham.htmOgham Wheel - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheel_ogham.pngStone- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kilmalkedar_Ogham_Stone.JPGBackground - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ogham_stones_near_ baile_Mhic_%C3%8Dre_(Ballymakeery)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2913.jpg