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title: The Book of Ballymote
author: Dbachmann
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Book of Ballymote
_Authored by Dbachmann_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/651.jpg)
## Image Caption
fol. 170r of the Book of Ballymote (AD 1390), part of the Auraicept na n-Éces, explaining the [Ogham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ogham/) [script](https://www.worldhistory.org/script/). the page shows varianst of Ogham, nrs. 43 to 77 of 92 in total, including shield ogham (nr. 73).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Dbachmann. (2012, May 11). The Book of Ballymote. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Dbachmann. "The Book of Ballymote." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 11, 2012. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Book_of_Ballymote_170r.jpg) by [**Dbachmann**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Book_of_Ballymote_170r.jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 11 May 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.