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8áľĘ° c.
CĂn Dromma Snechtai âThe Book of Druimm Snechtai (Drumsnat)â
By the 8áľĘ° century, epigraphic ogam had become a thing of the past & a matter of folklore. Two tales from the lost manuscript CĂn Dromma Snechtai illustrate this point. At the end of Immram Brain maic á¸ebail âThe Sea-VoyageâŚ
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8áľĘ° c.
CĂn Dromma Snechtai âThe Book of Druimm Snechtai (Drumsnat)â
By the 8áľĘ° century, epigraphic ogam had become a thing of the past & a matter of folklore. Two tales from the lost manuscript CĂn Dromma Snechtai illustrate this point. At the end of Immram Brain maic á¸ebail âThe Sea-VoyageâŚ
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Cf. áááá á BRANI âof Branâ (I-COR-066 = CIIC 116;âŚ
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Likewise, in ScĂŠl asa¡mberar combad ĂŠ Find mac Cumaill MongĂĄn âA Tale from which it is inferred that MongĂĄn was Find son of Cumaillâ, an ogam inscription over a grave backs up the superior poetic knowledge of MongĂĄn mac FĂachnai. The ogam explains the âŚ
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Cf. ááá áááá á VENDOGNI âof FindĂĄnâ (W-PEM-012 = CIIC 422, Brawdy, Wales).
Neither of these fictional accounts corresponds to known usages of ogam. They rather reflect antiquarian speculation about its use.
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VENDOGNI FILI HOCI|DEGNI
"of Vendognus son of Hocidegnus"
ach nĂl soilĂŠir lĂŠamh agus anailĂs ainm an athar.