What is Ogham and How Is It Used? - Illustrated Explainer with Lora O'Brien of the Ogham Academy

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Ogham remains a somewhat mysterious Celtic writing script, to this very day. It was created in ancient Ireland, most probably during the 4th Century CE, and based upon the oldest known version of the Irish language - Primitive Irish.
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Our earliest examples of the script are found carved into ogham stones. These inscribed stone slabs were used by Gaelic Irish tribes to record our history. Ogham is a unique system of notches and lines, used to represent the sounds of the Primitive Irish tongue. It is a written alphabet, not a language in it's own right - an important distinction.
Legendary Origins of the Ogham
While the exact origins of the ogham writing system are unknown, and even the name itself remains a puzzle, much has been written on the topic over many centuries.
It has been claimed that the name ogham comes from the Irish word uaigh (Old Irish úag) meaning 'grave', but this is doubtful. McManus suggested a possible etymology which is more likely, that ogham derives from the Irish og-úaim, meaning 'point-seam', referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon.
Invention of the ogham script was traditionally ascribed to Ogma mac Elathan:
athair ogaim Ogma, mathair ogaim lam no sgian (i.e. Ogma was the inventor of Ogham, its efficient cause is hand or knife) - Auraicept na n-Éces (7th Century).
It was written that Ogma, a god of the Tuatha Dé Danann, created the first Ogham alphabet while carving out the first Ogham staves for magical use. Ogma was skilled at speech and poetry, and the Ogham Tract records that his alphabet was designed specifically for the educated, excluding "rustics and fools". This, however, is likely to be more a reflection of the elitism of Medieval Christian scribes, than of Ogma himself.
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You will get a quick history of the Ogham, plus the Ogham letters laid out across two A4 sheets for easy printing and quick reference or reminders. There is also a simple divination meaning for each ogham fid (letter), as well as space by each one for your own written reference note.
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[@raversfantasy]

Thank you for what you do! Love from Texas

[@braekvitravn7511]

Thank you very much for this video

[@edubrux5089]

Now I know where the Phyrexian language got inspiration.

[@paulniziol5709]

Thank you

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video. It's funny or strange because I still to this day I need to use a cheat sheet to read and write most of the time. I get confused I can be 100% right and still question myself until I look.

[@beth_winegarner]

This is great. Did you include that book on ogham you recommended with a link in the description? I'm having trouble finding it.

[@IrishPaganSchool]

It's in the original blog post & Resources linked above!

[@pennyrowe9705]

Your knowledge of the Ogham, and it's solid scholarship and mythological base, shines through in everything you share with us. Thank you Lora for your dedication in spreading the truth about where Ogham originated, what it was known to be used for in the past, as well as what we, as contemporary Pagans, can use it for now. I highly recommend your Ogham academy classes, your blog on the Ogham, and your KZbin videos about Ogham to anyone who truly wishes to dig deeper, and forge a truly lasting connection to the Ogham for themselves, with you as their very learned, straight forward, and trustworthy teacher.