Primitive Irish

Primitive Irish
The Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries A.D. and written in the Ogham alphabet

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  • Primitive Irish — Infobox Language name=Primitive Irish states=Ireland, western Great Britain, the Isle of Man familycolor=Indo European fam1=Indo European fam2=Celtic fam3=Insular Celtic fam4=Goidelic iso2=cel script=Ogham extinct=Evolved into Old Irish about the …   Wikipedia

  • Irish orthography — has evolved over many centuries, since Old Irish was first written down in the Latin alphabet in about the sixth century AD. Prior to that, Primitive Irish was written in Ogham. Irish spelling is mainly based on etymological considerations, very… …   Wikipedia

  • Irish language — This article is about the modern Goidelic language. For the form of English as it is spoken in Ireland, see Hiberno English. For the cant based partly on English and partly on Irish, see Shelta. Irish Gaeilge Pronunciation [ˈɡeːlʲɟə] …   Wikipedia

  • Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • primitive culture — Introduction       in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… …   Universalium

  • Irish literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… …   Universalium

  • Irish Draught — Infobox Horse name= Irish Draught image caption=Irish Draught stallion features = Powerful warmblood build, well muscled country= Ireland group1= std1= | The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for …   Wikipedia

  • Irish National War Memorial Gardens — Not to be confused with Garden of Remembrance (Dublin). The Irish National War Memorial Gardens (Irish: Gairdíní Náisiúnta Cuimhneacháin Cogaidh na hÉireann) is an Irish war memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin dedicated to the memory of the 49,400… …   Wikipedia

  • History of the Irish language — fol. 170r of the Book of Ballymote (1390), the Auraicept na n Éces explaining the Ogham script. The history of the Irish language covers the period from the arrival of speakers of Celtic languages in Ireland to the present day. The earliest known …   Wikipedia

  • Old Irish — Goídelc Pronunciation [ˈɡoiðʲelɡ] Spoken in Ireland, Isle of Man, western coast of Great Britain …   Wikipedia

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