Ogham

Ogham is an early medieval alphabet used to write the old Irish language. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Celtic Tree Alphabet’, based on the medieval tradition of ascribing names of trees to individual letters, each letter is in the form of strokes so, for example, the letter ‘A’ is a single, central stroke. There are roughly 400 surviving Ogham inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and into parts of Britain, but the bulk remain in the south of Ireland, throughout the counties of Kerry, Cork and Waterford.

A Gift with Meaning

At siopa.com we have a range of Ogham items that will be treasured by loved ones, either hung on a wall or on their person, in the form of a necklace or other piece of jewelry (such as the Engraved Silver Ogham Pendant or the Boru Ogham Mo Anam Cara – My Soulmate – Pendant in 18K Gold).

The unique aspect of Ogham framed prints, hand painted onto handmade paper in Ireland, is that they can spell out a word, such as love, in the ancient Irish script of Ogham, making them the perfect gifts for birthdays, weddings or anniversaries. For instance, we have an Ogham Hand painted Irish Writing Personalised Wedding Gift, which can be personalised to depict the couple’s first names (or surnames) in Ogham script; the Ogham Cead Mile Failte (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) Framed Gift or the Ogham Love, Health & Happiness Framed Print. For new babies and children, we have the Ogham Baby Name and Photo Hand painted Ancient Irish Writing Gift or the Ogham Hand painted Ancient Irish Writing Baby Gift Name/Date/Weight so parents can uniquely record those all-important details.