Culture & Heritage
Sneem Ogham Tree Trail
How a 19th-century bishop's obsession with Ogham led to a beautiful community heritage project in the village of Sneem, Co. Kerry.
Blog Ogham Lore
Guides approfondis sur l'histoire Ogham, l'alphabet celtique, les significations des prénoms, les idées de tatouages, et tout le reste.
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Mythology
The Voyage of Bran
One of Ireland's oldest mythological tales tells of a hero who sets sail for the Land of Women — guided by a branch of silver, and recorded in Ogham before he left.
History & Linguistics
The Ancient Irish Script That Made Space a Letter
Most writing systems treat gaps between words as empty. Ogham did something stranger — it gave space its own glyph, Unicode U+1680.
Technology & Heritage
Touch the Past in 3D: Mayo's Ogham Stones Go Digital
A heritage digitisation project is bringing Mayo's ancient Ogham stones into the digital age — letting you zoom, rotate, and explore inscriptions from anywhere in the world.
History
"Massive Hangover" — The Most Relatable Ogham Inscription in History
A 9th-century Irish scribe left a margin note that has survived over 1,000 years. It reads, essentially, "I have a massive hangover." We feel seen.
Culture & Heritage
The Language of Trees
Every Ogham character is named after a tree or plant. Here's what each one means, and where the connection between Ireland's ancient alphabet and the natural world comes from.