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Ogham Art offers art, jewelry, home décor & custom work featuring Ogham, the first written form of the Irish language.

Founded in October 2010 by Colleen & Christopher Conway, Ogham Art was built out of a love of Ireland and the hidden corners of its history. Their mission is to celebrate the beautiful writing system of Ogham in artistic and creative fashions including prints, jewelry, home décor and custom work. Colleen & Christopher are driven to create based on legend, culture and passion. Ogham Art has allowed them to dive into an ancient civilization and morph it with modern presentation. Your presence written in the past. Ogham is the earliest written form of Primitive Irish, the oldest of the Gaelic languages. Ogham was first used in Ireland and parts of England, Scotland and Wales between the 4th and 8th centuries.

Though its actual origins remain a mystery today, it is believed the Celts desired a cryptic alphabet that could not be deciphered by Roman Britain. Represented as a series of perpendicular and intersecting lines, this ancient script is thought to be influenced by the Latin alphabet using 20 characters. It is most commonly written vertically and is read from bottom to top. When presented horizontally, it is read from left to right. Ogham was carved into stones and trees to mark land boundaries or to commemorate a member of the community. Today there are roughly 400 surviving stones featuring proper names, ancestral and tribal affiliations, and Latin words.

Why dedicate an Irish Heritage Tree?

An Enduring Dedication

The Irish Heritage Tree program promises to commemorate the spirit of your loved one, blessed occasion, family name or proud organization.  Envision your tree as part of the pastures and woods of the breathtaking landscape of Ireland, surrounded by wildflowers, by pathways and rivers, near the sanctuaries of foxes, birds and fish.

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Leave a legacy

The Irish Diaspora has spread Irish ethnicity, culture, and customs far and wide. IrishCentral rejoices in that bond we have with our readers and developing the Irish Heritage Tree program was our effort to give them an opportunity to plant a native tree, their tree, and share this extraordinary gift with family and friends, be it in memory or in celebration.

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The first Ireland of the Welcomes Magazine was published 70 years ago. Today, it is the largest Irish-interest magazine in the world. Produced in Ireland by a team of top writers and photographers, each issue features lavishly-illustrated pieces on Irish beauty spots, its rich culture and millennia-spanning history.

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