Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...

Investigations show the stone is inscribed with a message in ogham, an Irish alphabet used from the fourth century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A gardener in the U.K. found a rock with 1,600-year-old ogham inscription, an early alphabet for the Irish language. Now, it’s on display. Screengrab from the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum's Facebook A ...

Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...