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GroupOgham
Symbol		Sound/
Letter		Name
(Liter Oghaim...)		Associated
Tree		Alternate
Names		Presentation
First
Aicme
 |- BBeith
pronounced (BETH)
Birch
Beath
Beth
Bethe
Beithe
Beithi
 		Bethi
bedw [W]
bedwen[W]
BEITHI
|- |- LLuis
pronounced (LWEESH)		Rowan   Learn
  caorthann [W]
  cerdinen [W]
  criafol [W]
|- |- |- FFearn
pronounced (FAIR-n)		Alder   Fern
  Fernd
  Fernn
  gwernen [W]		FERN
|- |- |- |- SSail
pronounced (SHAiLuh)		Willow   Saille
  Suil
  helygen[W]
SAIL
|- |- |- |- |- NNion
(NEE-uhn)		Ash   Nin
  Nuin
  Nionn
  Nùin
Nendait
  onnen [W] 		 
Second
Aicme
 -| HhÚath
(OO-ah)		Hawthorn   Huath
  Huathe
  Uath
  draenen[W] 		 
-| -| DDair
(DOO-r)		Oak   Daur
  Duir
  Dur
  derwen/dâr [W]
  darach [ScG] 		 
-| -| -| TTinne
(CHIN-yuh)		Holly   Teine
  derwen ? [W]
 
-| -| -| -| CColl
(CULL)		 Hazel   Call
  caltuinn [ScG]
  collen [W]
  celynnen ?[W] 		 
-| -| -| -| -| QQuert
(KWAIRT)		Apple   Cert
  Ceirt
  Queirt
  Quiert
  collen[W] 		 
Third
Aicme
 -|- MMuin
(MUHN)		vine   afal [W] 
-|- -|- GGort
(GORT)		Ivy   Gart
  gwinwydden [W]		 
-|- -|- -|- NgnGéatal
(NYEH-dl)		Reed
(Broom)		   Getal       (n)Gétal
  nGeadal      nGedal
  nGiatal
  Pethboc
  eiddew [W]		 
~ ~ ~ ~ 168E Z (st)
represented asST 		Straif
(STRAHF)		Blackthorn   Straiff
  Straiph
  Straith
  eithen [W]		 
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 168F RRuis
(RWEESH)		Elder   draenen[W] 
Fourth
Aicme
 -|- AAilm
(AHL-m)		Silver Fir
(White Fir)		   Ailim
  Falm
  ddu [W]		 
-|- -|- OOnn
(UHN)		Furze,
or Gorse		   Oir
  ysgawen [W]		 
-|- -|- -|- UÚr
(OO-r)		Heather   Ura
  ùr
  ffynidwydden [W] 		 
-|- -|- -|- -|- EEadha
(EH-yah)		Poplar   Eabhadh     Eadad
  èadha     Eadhadh
  Edhadh     eithen [W]
  Edad		 
-|- -|- -|- -|- -|- 1694 IIodhadh
(EE-yoh)		Yew   ida          Idad
  Ido          Idho
  Íodha        Iogha
  iubhar        iogh 		 
Added
(Fifth)
Aicme		 X ea,
(ch / k)		Éabhadh
(EHV-uh)		    Ébad
  Ebad
  Eubh 		 
/\ \/oi
(th)		Ór    Oir 
__ I i ---ui
(io, ph)		Uilleann    Uilen  
ifinia
(p / pe)		Ifín    Iphín  
Eamhanchollae
(x / xi)		 Eamhancholl*    Emancholl
  Phagos		 
* Eamhancholl shows much variation; written from a 3 x 3 grid to 5 x 4.
Examples:
The Book of Ballymote uses primarily a 4 x 4 grid.


Modern Mystic Interpretations of the Ogham Staves



Reading the Book of Balymote Ogam Scales

Example:

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