Ancient irish

What are the origins of Ogham? How do you read Ogham? And where can you see Ogham? We also feature beautiful bespoke Ogham jewelry.

The earliest form of Irish writing is a system known as the Ogham (also spelled “Ogam”) Script. This first appeared about the 4th century C.E. and may be indigenous to Ireland. The Ogham ...

Gallowglass and kerne.

Celtic Christian stone carving in the valley of Glencolumbkille, Donegal, Ireland. One of the pilgrimage circuit stations.

Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, an ancient Irish site, is a hidden gem on par with the famous burial sites at Newgrange and Tara.

Stone carvings in the crypt of Armagh cathedral. Some of these figures are thought to depict ancient Irish/Celtic gods.

LATE BRONZE AGE IRISH CHIEFTAIN. The Bronze Age in Ireland approximately lasted from 2500 BC to 500 BC. The material culture of the British Isles during the Late Bronze Age was part of a wider Atlantic system that extended along the western coast of France to western Spain and Portugal, which was different from the material cultures of the contemporary Nordic Bronze Age and the Urnfield culture of Central Europe and Italy. This chieftain wears a golden collar based on the Gleninsheen gorget…

Gallowglass and Kern in Continental service.