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    Group Ogham
    Symbol    		 Sound/
    Letter    		 Name
    (Liter Oghaim...)    		 Associated
    Tree    		 Alternate
    Names
    First
    Aicme    		 |- B Beith
    pronounced (BETH)    		 Birch
    Beath
    Beth
    Beithe
    Beithi
         		Bethi
    bedw [W]
    bedwen[W]
    |- |- L Luis
    pronounced (LWEESH)    		 Rowan   caorthann [W]
      cerdinen [W]
      criafol [W]
    |- |- |- F Fearn
    pronounced (FAIR-n)    		 Alder   Fern
      Fernd
      Fernn
      gwernen [W]
    |- |- |- |- S Sail
    pronounced (SHAiLuh)    		 Willow   Saille
      Suil
      helygen[W]
    |- |- |- |- |- N Nion
    (NEE-uhn)    		 Ash   Nin
      Nuin
      Nionn
    Second
    Aicme    		 -| H hÚath
    (OO-ah)    		 Hawthorn   Huath
      Huathe
      Uath
      draenen[W]
    -| -| D Dair
    (DOO-r)    		 Oak   Daur
      Duir
      Dur
      derwen/dâr [W]
      darach [ScG]
    -| -| -| T Tinne
    (CHIN-yuh)    		 Holly   Teine
      derwen ? [W]
    -| -| -| -| C Coll
    (CULL)    		 Hazel   Call
      caltuinn [ScG]
      collen [W]
      celynnen ?[W]
    -| -| -| -| -| Q Quert
    (KWAIRT)    		 Apple   Cert
      Ceirt
      Queirt
      Quiert
      collen[W]
    Third
    Aicme    		 -|- M Muin
    (MUHN)    		 vine   afal [W]
    -|- -|- G Gort
    (GORT)    		 Ivy   Gart
      gwinwydden [W]
    -|- -|- -|- Ng nGéatal
    (NYEH-dl)    		 Reed
    (Broom)    		   Getal       (n)Gétal
      nGeadal      nGedal
      nGiatal
      Pethboc
      eiddew [W]
    ~ ~ ~ ~ 168E Z (st) Straif
    (STRAHF)    		 Blackthorn   Straiff
      Straiph
      Straith
      eithen [W]
    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 168F R Ruis
    (RWEESH)    		 Elder   draenen[W]
    Fourth
    Aicme    		 -|- A Ailm
    (AHL-m)    		 Silver Fir
    (White Fir)    		   Ailim
      Falm
      ddu [W]
    -|- -|- O Onn
    (UHN)    		 Furze,
    or Gorse    		   Oir
      ysgawen [W]
    -|- -|- -|- U Úr
    (OO-r)    		 Heather   Ura
      ùr
      ffynidwydden [W]
    -|- -|- -|- -|- E Eadha
    (EH-yah)    		 Poplar   Eabhadh     Eadad
      èadha     Eadhadh
      Edhadh     eithen [W]
      Edad
    -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- 1694 I Iodhadh
    (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
    ifin ia
    (p / pe)    		 Ifín     Iphín
    Eamhancholl ae
    (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.





    Many thanks to Liberty for her assistance with this table. (Aug.99)


    Music: Willow Tree
    Courtesy of Barry Taylor
    Used with Permission.



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