Úr is the Irish name of the eighteenth letter of the

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Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

, the letter name was also written Úir. Its phonetic value is or :

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, called '' Bríatharogaim'' or ''Word Ogham'' the verses associated with ''úr'' are: ''úaraib adbaib'' - "in cold dwellings" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Morann mic Moín'' ''sílad cland'' - "propagation of plants" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Mac ind Óc'' ''forbbaid ambí'' - "shroud of a lifeless one" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Con'' ''Culainn''.

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