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How to Read Ogham?

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 by Lora O'Brien

Ogham (also spelled ogam) is a uniquely Irish alphabet, which uses a system of notches and horizontal or diagonal lines to represent the sounds of an early form of the Irish language. Our students at The Irish Pagan School always want to know though, how to read Ogham? We have two primary sources for the…

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Irish Pagan Symbols on Newgrange Passage Tomb, © 2010 Dept. Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

Irish Celtic Pagan Symbols

Posted on September 24, 2018November 7, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

This is a question that comes up a lot – what are some Pagan Symbols used by the (Celtic) Irish? It’s kind of a tough one to answer, as we don’t have an extant [surviving through the ages] Irish Pagan tradition, per se. We have a whole lot of Irish mythology, of course, and even…

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Ogham Alphabet - light to illuminate a Cave

How was the Ogham Alphabet Invented?

Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by Lora O'Brien

Sound and Matter – a Scéal of a Tale of Old Ireland, and the Ogham. What are the place, time, person, and cause of the invention of the Ogham? Not hard. Its place – Hibernia, or Ireland as we know it now. In the time of Bres son of Elatha king of Ireland it was…

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Cover Image from The Journal of Ogam Studies by the Irish Order of Thelema

Ogham Resources – the Ancient Gaelic Alphabet

Posted on September 4, 2018October 16, 2021 by Lora O'Brien

You’ve heard of the Ogham (or Ogam), the ‘ancient Celtic alphabet’ of Ireland? Possibly in the context of a ‘Celtic Tree Calendar’, perhaps? But you’re never sure if the resources you’re finding are genuine, are respectful of the native traditions… or just created by some colonisers cashing in with appropriative, half understood, mostly mangled nonsense?…

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Drumlohan Ogham Stones

Site Visits – Drumlohan Ogham Stones

Posted on June 28, 2018September 25, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

It’s 2 years since myself and my sister set off on my first Patreon site visit, and I thought I’d share a version of the report for the anniversary! Before the Visit Why This Site? I’ve been aware of the site, peripherally at least, since I saw a picture in Daragh Smyth’s ‘A Guide to…

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