The Names of Ogham
This chart lists the character names of the Ogham alphabet as compiled from a number of sources. Many of the sources give the names as applied to the Latin alphabet rather than to Ogham, but it is the forms which are primarily of interest.
Lenited characters have been rewritten as digraphs with -h-, and long r and s have been normalized to short r and s, in this HTML document.
| UCS | 1681
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER BEITH
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM BEITH
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| Auricept 1390 | beithe, beithi, bethi
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| Brash 1879 | Beith
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| Graves 1948 | Beth
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| McManus 1991 | Beithe
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | beith, beithe
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| Dinneen 1934 | Beith
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| DIL 1913-76 | beithe m. (io), beith f.
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Beith
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Beith
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| Joyce 1879 | beith
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| Craig 1904 | beith
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| Laoide 1906 | Beith
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| MacAlpine 1832 | beath, beith
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| Dwelly 1920 | beith
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| MacLennan 1925 | beith
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| UCS | 1682
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER LUIS
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM LUIS
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| Auricept 1390 | luis
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| Brash 1879 | Luis
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| Graves 1948 | Luis
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| McManus 1991 | Luis
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | luis
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| Dinneen 1934 | Luis
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| DIL 1913-76 | luis (a)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Luis
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Luis
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| Joyce 1879 | luis
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| Craig 1904 | luis
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| Laoide 1906 | Luis
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| MacAlpine 1832 | luis
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| Dwelly 1920 | luis
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| MacLennan 1925 | luis
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| UCS | 1683
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER FERN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM FERN
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| Auricept 1390 | fern, fernd, fernn
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| Brash 1879 | Fearn
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| Graves 1948 | Fearn
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| McManus 1991 | Fern
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | fearn
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| Dinneen 1934 | Fearn
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| DIL 1913-76 | fern f. (â)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Fearn
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Fearn
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| Joyce 1879 | fearn
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| Craig 1904 | fearn
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| Laoide 1906 | Fearn
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| MacAlpine 1832 | fearn
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| Dwelly 1920 | fèarn
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| MacLennan 1925 | fearn
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| UCS | 1684
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER SAIL
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM SAIL
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| Auricept 1390 | sail
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| Brash 1879 | Sail
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| Graves 1948 | Saille
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| McManus 1991 | Sail
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | sail
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| Dinneen 1934 | Sail
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| DIL 1913-76 | sail f. (k)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Suil
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Sail
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| Joyce 1879 | suil
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| Craig 1904 | suil
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| Laoide 1906 | Sail
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| MacAlpine 1832 | sail, suil
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| Dwelly 1920 | suil
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| MacLennan 1925 | sail, suil
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| UCS | 1685
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER NUIN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM NUIN
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| Auricept 1390 | nin
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| Brash 1879 | Nin
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| Graves 1948 | Nion
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| McManus 1991 | Nin
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | nion
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| Dinneen 1934 | Nion, Nuin
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| DIL 1913-76 | nin
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Nuin
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Nuin
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| Joyce 1879 | nuin
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| Craig 1904 | nuin
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| Laoide 1906 | Nuin
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| MacAlpine 1832 | nùin
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| Dwelly 1920 | nuin
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| MacLennan 1925 | nùin
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| UCS | 1686
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER HUATH
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM hÚATH
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| Auricept 1390 | huath, uath
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| Brash 1879 | Huath
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| Graves 1948 | Uath
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| McManus 1991 | hÚath
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | uath
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| Dinneen 1934 | Uath
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| DIL 1913-76 | úath
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Uath
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Uath
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| Joyce 1879 | uath
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| Craig 1904 | uath
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| Laoide 1906 | Uath
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | uath
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| MacLennan 1925 | --
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| UCS | 1687
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER DAIR
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM DAIR
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| Auricept 1390 | duir, dur
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| Brash 1879 | Duir
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| Graves 1948 | Duir
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| McManus 1991 | Dair
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | dair
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| Dinneen 1934 | Dair
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| DIL 1913-76 | dair f. (i, k), f. daur (u)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Dair
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Dair
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| Joyce 1879 | dair
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| Craig 1904 | dair
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| Laoide 1906 | Dair
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| MacAlpine 1832 | dair
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| Dwelly 1920 | dair
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| MacLennan 1925 | dair
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| UCS | 1688
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER TINNE
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM TINNE
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| Auricept 1390 | tinne
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| Brash 1879 | Tinne
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| Graves 1948 | Tinne
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| McManus 1991 | Tinne
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | tinne
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| Dinneen 1934 | Tinne
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| DIL 1913-76 | tinne
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Teine
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Tinne
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| Joyce 1879 | teine
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| Craig 1904 | teine
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| Laoide 1906 | Teine
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| MacAlpine 1832 | teine
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| Dwelly 1920 | teine
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| MacLennan 1925 | teine
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| UCS | 1689
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER COLL
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM COLL
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| Auricept 1390 | coll
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| Brash 1879 | Coll
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| Graves 1948 | Coll
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| McManus 1991 | Coll
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | coll
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| Dinneen 1934 | Coll
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| DIL 1913-76 | coll?
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Coll
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Coll
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| Joyce 1879 | coll
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| Craig 1904 | coll
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| Laoide 1906 | Coll
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| MacAlpine 1832 | call, caltuinn
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| Dwelly 1920 | coll
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| MacLennan 1925 | call, calltuinn
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| UCS | 168A
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER CERT
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM CERT
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| Auricept 1390 | quiert, quert
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| Brash 1879 | Queirt
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| Graves 1948 | Quert
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| McManus 1991 | Cert
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | ceirt?
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ceirt
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| DIL 1913-76 | ceirt
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ceirt
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Ceirt
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | ceirt
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| MacLennan 1925 | --
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| UCS | 168B
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER MUIN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM MUIN
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| Auricept 1390 | muin
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| Brash 1879 | Muin
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| Graves 1948 | Muin
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| McManus 1991 | Muin
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | muin
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| Dinneen 1934 | Muin
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| DIL 1913-76 | muin f.
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Muin
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Muin
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| Joyce 1879 | muin
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| Craig 1904 | muin
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| Laoide 1906 | Muin
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| MacAlpine 1832 | muin
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| Dwelly 1920 | muin
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| MacLennan 1925 | muin
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| UCS | 168C
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER GORT
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM GORT
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| Auricept 1390 | gort
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| Brash 1879 | Gort
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| Graves 1948 | Gort
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| McManus 1991 | Gort
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | gort
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| Dinneen 1934 | Gort
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| DIL 1913-76 | gort m. (o)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Gort
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Gort
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| Joyce 1879 | gort
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| Craig 1904 | gort
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| Laoide 1906 | Gort
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| MacAlpine 1832 | gort, gart
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| Dwelly 1920 | gort
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| MacLennan 1925 | gort, gart
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| UCS | 168D
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER NGETAL
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM nGÉTAL
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| Auricept 1390 | getal, ngetal
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| Brash 1879 | Ngedal
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| Graves 1948 | Ngetal, Pethboc
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| McManus 1991 | (n)Gétal
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | --
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ngiatal
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| DIL 1913-76 | getal, gedal
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Ngiatal
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ngedal, Ngiatal
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Ngiadal
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | --
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| MacLennan 1925 | --
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| UCS | 168E
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER STRAIF
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM STRAIF
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| Auricept 1390 | straif, straiph
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| Brash 1879 | Straif
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| Graves 1948 | Straif
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| McManus 1991 | Straif
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | -- (straithín = cedilla)
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| Dinneen 1934 | Straif, Straith
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| DIL 1913-76 | straif, straiph
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Straif
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Sdraif
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | straif
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| MacLennan 1925 | --
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| UCS | 168F
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER RUIS
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM RUIS
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| Auricept 1390 | ruis
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| Brash 1879 | Ruis
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| Graves 1948 | Ruis
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| McManus 1991 | Ruis
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | ruis
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ruis
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| DIL 1913-76 | ruis
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Ruis
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ruis
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| Joyce 1879 | ruis
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| Craig 1904 | ruis
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| Laoide 1906 | Ruis
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| MacAlpine 1832 | ruis
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| Dwelly 1920 | ruis
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| MacLennan 1925 | ruis
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| UCS | 1690
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER AILM
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM AILM
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| Auricept 1390 | ailm
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| Brash 1879 | Ailm
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| Graves 1948 | Ailm
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| McManus 1991 | Ailm
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | ailm
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ailm
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| DIL 1913-76 | ailm f. (a)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Ailm
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ailm
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| Joyce 1879 | ailm
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| Craig 1904 | ailm
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| Laoide 1906 | Ailm
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| MacAlpine 1832 | falm
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| Dwelly 1920 | ailm
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| MacLennan 1925 | ailm
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| UCS | 1691
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER ONN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM ONN
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| Auricept 1390 | onn
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| Brash 1879 | Onn
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| Graves 1948 | Onn
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| McManus 1991 | Onn
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | --
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| Dinneen 1934 | Onn?
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| DIL 1913-76 | onn
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Onn
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| Joyce 1879 | onn
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Oir
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | onn
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| MacLennan 1925 | --
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| UCS | 1692
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER UR
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM ÚR
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| Auricept 1390 | ur
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| Brash 1879 | Ur
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| Graves 1948 | Ura
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| McManus 1991 | Úr
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | úr
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ur
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| DIL 1913-76 | úr
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Ur, Úr
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ur
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| Joyce 1879 | úr
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| Craig 1904 | ur
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| Laoide 1906 | Ur
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| MacAlpine 1832 | ùr
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| Dwelly 1920 | ur
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| MacLennan 1925 | ùr
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| UCS | 1693
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER EDAD
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM EDAD
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| Auricept 1390 | edhadh
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| Brash 1879 | Eadad
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| Graves 1948 | Eadha
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| McManus 1991 | Edad
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | eadha(dh)
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| Dinneen 1934 | Eadhadh
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| DIL 1913-76 | edad
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Eadha
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Eadhadh
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| Joyce 1879 | eadha
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| Craig 1904 | éadha
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| Laoide 1906 | Eadha
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| MacAlpine 1832 | --
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| Dwelly 1920 | eadha
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| MacLennan 1925 | eadha
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| UCS | 1694
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER IDAD
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM IDAD
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| Auricept 1390 | ida, ido
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| Brash 1879 | Idad
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| Graves 1948 | Idho
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| McManus 1991 | Idad
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | iodha? iúr?
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| Dinneen 1934 | Íodha
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| DIL 1913-76 | ida(d)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Iogha
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Iodha
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| Joyce 1879 | iogha
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| Craig 1904 | iodha
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| Laoide 1906 | Iogha
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| MacAlpine 1832 | iubhar
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| Dwelly 1920 | iogh
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| MacLennan 1925 | iubhar
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| UCS | 1695
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER EBAD
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM EBAD
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| Auricept 1390 | ebad, ebhadh
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| Brash 1879 | Eabad
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| Graves 1948 | --
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| McManus 1991 | Ébad
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | eabhadh
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| Dinneen 1934 | Eabhadh
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| DIL 1913-76 | ébad
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Eabhadh
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Eabhadh
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| MacAlpine 1832 | eubh
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| Dwelly 1920 | eabhadh
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| MacLennan 1925 | eubh
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| UCS | 1696
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER OR
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM ÓR
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| Auricept 1390 | oir
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| Brash 1879 | Oir
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| Graves 1948 | --
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| McManus 1991 | Ór
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | --
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| Dinneen 1934 | Oir
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| DIL 1913-76 | oir, ?óir f.
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Oir
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Oir
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| Joyce 1879 | oir
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| Craig 1904 | oir
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| Laoide 1906 | Óir
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| MacAlpine 1832 | òir
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| Dwelly 1920 | oir
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| MacLennan 1925 | oir
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| UCS | 1697
|
| English Name | OGHAM LETTER UILEN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM UILEN
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| Auricept 1390 | uilleand, uilleann
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| Brash 1879 | Uillean
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| Graves 1948 | --
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| McManus 1991 | Uilen
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | uilleann? uillinn? fhéithlinn?
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| Dinneen 1934 | Uilleann
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| DIL 1913-76 | uillenn
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Uilleann
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Uilleann
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| MacAlpine 1832 | uilleann
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| Dwelly 1920 | uilleann
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| MacLennan 1925 | uilleann, M.Ir. feithlend
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| UCS | 1698
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER IFIN
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM IFÍN
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| Auricept 1390 | ifin, iphin, pin
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| Brash 1879 | Ifin
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| Graves 1948 | --
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| McManus 1991 | Pín/Iphín
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | ifín
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| Dinneen 1934 | Ifin, Iphin
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| DIL 1913-76 | iphín, ifín
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Ifin
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Ifin, Iphin
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| Joyce 1879 | --
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| Craig 1904 | --
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| Laoide 1906 | Ifin
|
| MacAlpine 1832 | --
|
| Dwelly 1920 | ifinn
|
| MacLennan 1925 | --
|
| UCS | 1699
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| English Name | OGHAM LETTER EMANCHOLL
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| Ainm Gaeilge | LITIR OGHAIM EMANCHOLL
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| Auricept 1390 | emancoll
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| Brash 1879 | Amhancoll
|
| Graves 1948 | --
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| McManus 1991 | Emancholl
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | eamhancholl?
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| Dinneen 1934 | eamhancholl?
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| DIL 1913-76 | emoncholl m. (o)
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| Vere Conys 1849 | --
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Eamhancholl?
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| Joyce 1879 | --
|
| Craig 1904 | --
|
| Laoide 1906 | Amhancholl
|
| MacAlpine 1832 | --
|
| Dwelly 1920 | --
|
| MacLennan 1925 | --
|
| UCS | 169A
|
| English Name | (This position shall not be used)
|
| Ainm Gaeilge | (Ná húsáidtear an suíomh seo)
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| Auricept 1390 | --
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| Brash 1879 | Peith-bhog (-)
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| Graves 1948 | Pethboc
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| McManus 1991 | Beithe bog, Peithe, Peithbog? (Y)
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| Ó Dónaill 1977 | peith (q.v.!)
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| Dinneen 1934 | Peith, Peith bhog
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| DIL 1913-76 | --
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| Vere Conys 1849 | Peith
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| O'Reilly 1864 | Peith, Peithbhog
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| Joyce 1879 | peith-bog
|
| Craig 1904 | peith
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| Laoide 1906 | Peith (-)
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| MacAlpine 1832 | Beith-bhog
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| Dwelly 1920 | beith bhog (-)
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| MacLennan 1925 | beith-bhog
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Michael Everson, Evertype, Dublin, 2001-09-21