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. How do you read Ogham? Ogham is read from bottom to top. 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. Personalise Your Ogham Pendant Type the First or Last Name of the person you wish to have the pendant personalised for in the box provided to the shopping basket. please note there is a maximum of 11 letters on this particular piece. Please note: as this item is made to order please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.