The Irish Ogham or Tree Alphabet lately discovered

in an Arabian Manuscript in Egypt.

CONTAINING AN EPITOME OF THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF IRELAND, CORROBORATED BY LATE
DISCOVERIES IN THE PURANAS OF THE BRAHMINS, BY OUR LEARNED
COUNTRYMEN IN THE EAST.

AND

AN ACCOUNT OF THE OGHAM TREE-ALPHABET OF THE IRISH,

LATELY FOUND IN AN ANCIENT ARABIC MANUSCRIPT IN EGYPT.

Neque Mofes, nec libri Regum, eç Efaias aut Jeremias, Perfarum meminerunt, neque quifquam eorum, qui
vixerunt ante Cyrum. At in Daniele et Ezechiele Cyro coævis, et in libris Paralipomer on, et Efdræ, et
Nehemiæ, et Esther, &c. .qui poft Cyrum fcripti funt, Perfarum eft frequens mentio. Anteà verifimile est
Hebræa nomina ɔ Cuth et by Elam magnam Perfidis partem inclufiffe. In ea fententia fuit Jofephus, qui
E'avμor et E'xvpares fuiffe dicit Perfarum generis authores; et Cuthæos dici Samaritanos, quia è regione Cutha
tranflati funt, quæ eft in Perfide, et fluvius illic ejufdem nominis, (Bochart).

Eft quidem LINGUA HIBERNICA et elegans cum primis, et opulenta: fed ad eam ifto modo excolendam (ficuti
reliquas ferè Europe linguas vernaculas intra hoc feculum excultas videmus) nondum extitit hactenus, qui
animum adjiceret; nullum adhuc habemus hujus lingua Lexicon, five per fe factum, five cum aliâ linguâ
comparatum.
(Epift. J. USSERII ARMACH. Archiep.).

Dublin.

PRINTED BY GRAISBERRY AND CAMPBELL, 10, BACK-LANE.

1802.

TO

HIS EXCELLENCY

PHILIP EARL OF HARDWICKE,

LORD LIEUTENANT GENERAL, AND GENERAL

GOVERNOR OF IRELAND.

MY LORD,

I do not mean to trouble your Lordship with

a panegyric on the virtues you are known to poffefs. The attempt, I am fure, would offend your delicacy, befides

"His praise is loft who waits till all commend.”

I have the honor of dedicating this PROSPECTUS to your EXCELLENCY, in hopes of leaving a public memorial of the esteem and gratitude, with which I have the honor to be