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https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/app/uploads/2026/03/claudio-schwarz-i5cjevumvsg-unsplash-768x512.jpg600400The ogham alphabet is the earliest form of writing in the Irish language. Ogham inscriptions were carved on stones mainly between AD500 and AD600. They survive in various regions around Ireland. Waterford has over 50 stones including new and lost examples e.g. in the medieval parish church of Knockboy, the souterrain of Drumlohan, and the […]