Traditional Names of The Letters
The letters were traditionally named after trees and other plants. Some of the names differ from their modern equivalents (e.g. dair > darach, suil > seileach).
| ailm elm | beith white birch | coll hazel | dair oak | eadha aspen | feàrn alder |
| gort ivy | uath hawthorn | iogh yew | luis rowan | muin vine | nuin ash |
| onn furze / oir spindle | peith downy birch | ruis elder | suil willow | teine furze | ura heather |
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