10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OGHAMIC»
Discover the use of
oghamic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oghamic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Philological Society: 1865
So also the word Fel-mac is interpreted by the old commentators to mean the 'son
of the poet,' that is, the disciple or student of the science.l The Oghamic name
Corpz'magas, discovered by Dr. Crraves,2 seems to be of this kind, meaning ...
Philological Society (London), 1865
2
The Diary of the Rev. John Mill: Minister of the Parishes of ...
implements, etc., of the stone age,1 a fragment of an Ogham- inscribed slab,2
and a monumental stone bearing an inscription in Runic characters,3 have in
recent years been brought to light. The reading of the Oghamic fragment is, as
usual in ...
3
The alphabet: a key to the history of mankind
The sound p, which was wanting in the regular oghamic alphabet, was
sometimes represented by the same sign as the diphthong io (Fig. 21.8a). It is
generally agreed that the oghams were a cryptic script. The alphabet which I
have described ...
David Diringer, Reinhold Regensburger, 1968
4
A history of the alphabet
A.D. noo, and that from Green- mount Louth, twelfth century A.D. OGHAMS (Mid-
first millennium A.D.) The use of the Oghamic character was peculiar to the Celtic
population of the British Isles. About three hundred and seventy-five inscriptions ...
5
Archaeologia Cambrensis
The Romano-British inscription on its face is translated on its edge into the occult
Oghamic alphabet, with a few literal variations such as would be natural for an
Irish translator to make. The Oghams, therefore, are either contemporaneous with
...
6
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science
We find here two of the primitive crosses ; an interlacing knot or figure of 8 ; some
long wild scores, and others shorter in character — the latter having much the
appearance of oghamic writing ; a tree-like figure, somewhat similar to a very ...
7
A History of the Irish Nation: Social, Ecclesiastical, ...
The fact of these Roman epigraphs being found to designate the same names
which are commemorated in their Oghamic contexts, further gives to the South
British Oghams the distinction of being, to a great extent, self-contained, as
carrying ...
Mary Francis Cusack, 1876
8
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Polite literature ...
Tbe fact of these Roman epigraphs being found to designate the same names
which are commemorated in their Oghamic contexts further gives to the South
British Oghams the distinction of being to a great extent self contained, as
carrying ...
9
Runes and magic: magical formulaic elements in the older ...
A great ideological gulf seems to exist between the realm of Tantric mysticism
and that of the runic tradition, but closer parallels are perhaps provided by the
oghamic traditions of the Celts. Generally unsatisfactory attempts have been
made to ...
10
Miles of Thoughts: Including Excellent Groaners and ...
A Giganotosaurus knocked a T—Rex on its jur-ass. ~ An oghamic alphabet that's
edible—macarunes. ~ My financial advisor is heavyset. We describe him as “
stocky”. ~ A “knucklehead” is a dumb person who makes mistakes 228 Dennis
Ford.
