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The Kelt or Gael. 29
The Oghamic writing, which so far appears to
have been peculiar to Ireland and Wales, is more
like musical notation than literary symbol, but its
existence must not be forgotten when speaking of
alphabets. All that is known about the name is
that the Greeks say the Keltoi worshipped a deity
called Ogmios. Zeuss in his preface says that it
was " in usu in hoc vetusto codice, quidni etiam
inde a longinquis temi^oribus." There is a
treatise on Oghamic writing in a manuscript
called the Book of Ballymote, in the Royal Irish
Academy, which should be published without
further delay.
The Oghamic writing, which so far appears to
have been peculiar to Ireland and Wales, is more
like musical notation than literary symbol, but its
existence must not be forgotten when speaking of
alphabets. All that is known about the name is
that the Greeks say the Keltoi worshipped a deity
called Ogmios. Zeuss in his preface says that it
was " in usu in hoc vetusto codice, quidni etiam
inde a longinquis temi^oribus." There is a
treatise on Oghamic writing in a manuscript
called the Book of Ballymote, in the Royal Irish
Academy, which should be published without
further delay.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Kelt or Gael > (33) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/75787047 |
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Description | His ethnography, geography and philology. |
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Shelfmark | Blair.17 |
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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