Ogam

|| /// | ||| in stone they left their name until writing came to fame Note: Ogam or Ogham : a 4th Century (c) Irish/ancient British alphabet inscribed on stone etc above ,below or across a horizontal line | //// || | /// b r i a n

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Carrie Richards

Date: 8/8/2009 1:23:00 PM

Oh my...I almost missed this one...so glad I found it...quite interesting and clever!!! A lesson in history, and language!

Christopher Higgins

Date: 8/5/2009 12:09:00 PM

Very creative piece Brian..you are always taking me to poetry school.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 8/5/2009 8:42:00 AM

Thank you Brian for always teaching us something in such a pleasant way. Bg

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/5/2009 3:35:00 AM

Very educational. Keep informing us. We've never to old to learn. Raises our I.Q. and I need a few points. What I was wanting everyone to see on the stressed/desserts thing was very well expressed by Yoni if you care to go back and read it. Keep writing. Sara

Sean Kelly

Date: 8/5/2009 1:43:00 AM

4th Century , pre-txt , short-hand , I //// II I /// . I saw a local example on " Coast" on tv , last night . Another chip , off the old-block . They sure don't write them like they used !! ....