Focus on Irish Gaelic

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Ogham alphabet used from somewhere around the fourth or sixth century to medieval times

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Gaelic script used from medieval times to 1957

Modern Irish alphabet

Current Irish alphabet

Writing system

Over the centuries, the writing system has changed many times.  Originally, the Irish Gaelic language was written with the Ogham alphabet, then the Gaelic script, and has become what we see now as the modern Irish alphabet.  According to Omniglot, the Ogham alphabet was originally used sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries, and the Gaelic script was used from medieval times up until 1957, although some road signs and public notices are still written in Gaelic script rather than the modern Irish alphabet.  The alphabet changed from Gaelic script to modern Irish because there was not a need for a handful of silent letters anymore.  

Pronunciation of letters and phrases

Below is a video teaching the pronunciation of each letter in the modern Irish alphabet with examples of words that start with the corresponding letters.  I have also provided some common phrases and their English translations.