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APPENDIX. 



OGHAMS. 



The origin of the Ogham alphabet is as uncertain as that of the 

 Runic. While, however, the Runes occur principally in Scandi- 

 navia, and but rarely in Great Britain, Ogharns, on the other hand, 

 have their head-quarters in Ireland, though some few have been 

 discovered in Scotland, and even in Shetland. They are generally 



FIG. 227. 



V, 



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=K ! 



=?;',! 



FIG. 228. 



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ifflr 



JNiiHr 



% \ 



?ifii 

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sK 



jn'llH'K - - / 



^Jnir-/ 

 2;:t^l b 



Jf , 



-! N 

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^|K 



t 

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fl 



V: A 



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Ogham Stones found in Kerry. 



intended to be read from below upwards, and the letters consist of 

 mere straight strokes, arranged in groups along a line. This line 



