aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

ᚊ
ᚄ

ᚉ
ᚃ

ᚈ
ᚂ

ᚇ
ᚁ

ᚆ
ᚁ ᚂ ᚃ ᚄ ᚅ ᚆ ᚇ ᚈ ᚉᚊ
beith luis fern sail nion uath dair tinne coll ceirt
(birch) (rowan) (alder) (willow) (ash) (hawthorn) (oak) (holly) (hazel) (apple)
b l f s n h d t c q

[b] [l] [w] [s] [n] [y] [d] [t] [k] [kʷ]

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

ᚏ

ᚔ
ᚎ

ᚓ
ᚍ

ᚒ
ᚌ

ᚑ
ᚋ

ᚋ ᚌ ᚍ ᚎ ᚏ ᚐ ᚐ ᚑ ᚒ ᚓᚔ
muin gort ngéadal straif ruis ailm onn úr eadhadh iodhadh
(vine) (ivy) (reed) (blackthorn) (elder) (white fir) (gorse) (heather) (poplar) (yew)
m g ng z r a o u e i

[m] [g] [gʷ] [sw/ts] [r] [a] [o] [u] [e] [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

ᚘ

ᚙ
ᚗ
ᚖ

ᚚ
᚛

᚜
ᚕ

ᚕ ᚖ ᚗ ᚘ ᚙ ᚚ ᚛   ᚜
éabhadh ór uilleann ifín eamhanchooll peith start of Spás end of
(gold) (elbow) (pine) (double c) (soft birch) texts (space) texts
ea oi ui ia ae p

ᚁ ᚂ ᚃ ᚄ ᚅ ᚆ ᚇ ᚈ ᚉᚊ
b l f s n h d t c q

ᚋ ᚌ ᚍ ᚎ ᚏ ᚐ ᚑ ᚒ ᚓᚔ
m g ng z r a o u e i
ᚕ ᚖ ᚗ ᚘ ᚙ ᚚ ᚛   ᚜
ea oi ui ia ae p start of space end of
texts texts
᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜
Oġam
Oġam
Ogham

beith-luis-nuin
 aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜
beith [*betwias] - birch b [b] uath - hawthorn h [y]
ᚅ ᚄᚃ ᚂ ᚁ

ᚊ ᚉᚈ ᚇ ᚆ
luis - rowan l [l] dair [*daris] - oak d [d]

fern [*wernā] - alder f [w] tinne - holly t [t]

sail [*salis] - willow s [s] coll [*coslas] - hazel c [k]

nion - ash n [n] ceirt [*kʷertā] - apple q [kʷ]

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

muin - vine m [m] ailm - white fir a [a]

ᚏ ᚎ ᚍ ᚌ ᚋ

ᚔ ᚓ ᚒ ᚑ ᚐ
gort [*gortas] - ivy g [g] onn [*osen] - gorse o [o]

ngéadal [*gʷēddlan] - reed ng [gʷ] úr - heather u [u]

[sw]
straif - blackthorn z eadhadh - poplar e [e]
[ts]

ruis - elder r [r] iodhadh - yew i [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

ᚚ ᚛  

éabhadh ea peith - soft birch p

ᚙ ᚘ ᚗ ᚖ ᚕ

eite (feather)
ór - gold oi marks start of texts

uilleann - elbow ui spás - space

eite thuathail
ifín - pine ia
᚜

(reversed feather)
marks end of texts

eamhancholl ae
 Oġam
Ogham

beith-luis-nuin
 ᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚂᚐᚔᚈᚓᚐᚏ ᚅᚐ ᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓ ᚒᚔᚂᚓ ᚄᚐᚑᚏ 
Ogham
ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚉᚑᚋᚔᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ ᚔᚅᚐ ᚅᚇᚔᚅᚔᚈ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ 
ᚔᚅᚐ ᚌᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈᚐ᚜ ᚛ᚈᚐ ᚁᚒᚐ ᚐᚅ ᚏᚓᚐᚄᚒᚔᚅ 
ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚐᚅ ᚉᚑᚔᚅᚄᚔᚐᚄᚐ ᚐᚉᚒ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚇᚂᚔᚇ 
ᚔᚐᚇ ᚃᚓᚔᚅ ᚇ'ᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚏ ᚇᚓ ᚋᚓᚑᚅ 
ᚁᚏᚐᚔᚈᚏᚓᚐᚉᚐᚔᚄ ᚔ ᚂᚓᚔᚈ ᚐ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜
Irish uncial alphabet / Cló Gaelach
Saolaítear na daoine uile saor agus coṁionann ina ndínit agus ina gcearta. Tá bua an
réasúin agus an ċoinsiasa acu agus dlíd iad féin d'iompar de ṁeon bráiṫreaċais i leiṫ a ċéile.
᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚂᚐᚔᚈᚓᚐᚏ ᚅᚐ ᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓ ᚒᚔᚂᚓ ᚄᚐᚑᚏ 
ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚉᚑᚋᚔᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ ᚔᚅᚐ ᚅᚇᚔᚅᚔᚈ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ 
ᚔᚅᚐ ᚌᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈᚐ᚜ ᚛ᚈᚐ ᚁᚒᚐ ᚐᚅ ᚏᚓᚐᚄᚒᚔᚅ 
ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚐᚅ ᚉᚑᚔᚅᚄᚔᚐᚄᚐ ᚐᚉᚒ ᚐᚌᚒᚄ ᚇᚂᚔᚇ 
ᚔᚐᚇ ᚃᚓᚔᚅ ᚇ'ᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚏ ᚇᚓ ᚋᚓᚑᚅ 
ᚁᚏᚐᚔᚈᚏᚓᚐᚉᚐᚔᚄ ᚔ ᚂᚓᚔᚈ ᚐ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜
Saolaítear na daoine uile saor agus coṁionann ina ndínit agus ina gcearta. Tá bua an réasúin agus an
ċoinsiasa acu agus dlíd iad féin d'iompar de ṁeon bráiṫreaċais i leiṫ a ċéile.

Roman alphabet (Cló Rómhánach)

Saolaítear na daoine uile saor agus comhionann ina ndínit agus ina gcearta. Tá bua an réasúin agus an
choinsiasa acu agus dlíd iad féin d'iompar de mheon bráithreachais i leith a chéile.
ᚅᚐ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚐ ᚋᚒᚉ ᚉᚒᚅᚓᚐ᚜
NA MAQI LUGUDECA MUC CUNEA
The sons of Lugudeca, son of Cunea
Source: http://www.prehistoricwaterford.com/news/the-stones/

ᚁᚓᚔᚇᚆ ᚋᚓ ᚔ ᚅᚌᚏᚐ ᚂᚓᚐᚈ ᚌᚑ ᚇᚓᚑ᚜
Beidh mé i ngra leat go deo
 aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

ᚙᚘᚗ ᚖ ᚕ ᚏ ᚎ ᚍ ᚌ ᚋ ᚅᚄᚃ ᚂ ᚁ beith [*betwias]

[b] [y]

᚜   ᚛ ᚚ ᚔ ᚓ ᚒ ᚑ ᚐ ᚊᚉᚈ ᚇ ᚆ
- birch b uath - hawthorn h

[l] [d]
dair [*daris]
luis - rowan l - oak d

[w] [t]
fern [*wernā] -
alder f tinne - holly t

[s] [k]
coll [*coslas]
sail [*salis] - willow s - hazel c

[n] [kʷ]
ceirt [*kʷertā]
nion - ash n - apple q

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

muin - vine m [m] ailm - white fir a [a]

[g] [o]
onn [*osen]
gort [*gortas] - ivy g - gorse o

[gʷ] [u]
ngéadal [*gʷēddlan]
- reed ng úr - heather u

[sw]
straif - blackthorn z eadhadh - poplar e [e]
[ts]

ruis - elder r [r] iodhadh - yew i [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

éabhadh ea peith - soft birch p

eite (feather)
ór - gold oi marks start of texts

uilleann - elbow ui spás - space

eite thuathail (reversed feather)

ifín - pine ia marks end of texts

eamhancholl ae
aicme b (first aicme) aicme h (second aicme)

ᚁ ᚂ ᚃ ᚄ ᚅ ᚆ ᚇ ᚈ ᚉᚊ
uath
beith luis fern sail nion dair tinne coll ceirt
(hawthorn
(birch) (rowan) (alder) (willow) (ash) (oak) (holly) (hazel) (apple)
)

b l f s n h d t c q

[b] [l] [w] [s] [n] [y] [d] [t] [k] [kʷ]

aicme m (third aicme) aicme a (forth aicme)

ᚋ ᚌ ᚍ ᚎ ᚏ ᚐ ᚑ ᚒ ᚓᚔ
muin gort ngéadal straif ruis ailm onn úr eadhadh iodhadh
(vine) (ivy) (reed) (blackthorn) (elder) (white fir) (gorse) (heather) (poplar) (yew)

m g ng z r a o u e i

[m] [g] [gʷ] [sw/ts] [r] [a] [o] [u] [e] [i]

fifth aicme Other symbols

ᚕ ᚖ ᚗ ᚘᚙ ᚚ ᚛   ᚜
eamhanch peith marks marks
ór uilleann ifín Spás
éabhadh ooll (soft start of end of
(gold) (elbow) (pine) (space)
(double c) birch) texts texts

ea oi ui ia ae p
 ᚐ ᚑ ᚒ ᚓᚔ

ᚆ ᚇ ᚈ ᚉᚊ
iodhadh (yew) i [i] ceirt (apple) q [kʷ]
eite thuathail
(reversed feather) eadhadh (poplar) e [e] coll (hazel) c [k]
᚛   ᚜ ᚚ

marks end of texts

spás - space úr (heather) u [u] tinne (holly) t [t]
eite (feather)
marks start of texts
onn (gorse) o [o] dair (oak) d [d]

peith - soft birch p ailm (white fir) a [a] uath (hawthorn) h [y]
Other symbols aicme a (forth aicme) aicme h (second aicme)
ᚋ ᚌ ᚍ ᚎᚏ

ᚁ ᚂ ᚃ ᚄᚅ
ᚕ ᚖ ᚗᚘᚙ

eamhancholl ae ruis (elder) r [r] nion (ash) n [n]

ifín (pine) ia straif (blackthorn) z [sw/ts] sail (willow) s [s]

uilleann (elbow) ui ngéadal (reed) ng [gʷ] fern (alder) f [w]

ór (gold) oi gort (ivy) g [g] luis (rowan) l [l]

éabhadh ea muin (vine) m [m] beith (birch) b [b]

fifth aicme aicme m (third aicme) aicme b (first aicme)