Language

Old Irish (to 900)

Old Irish (to 900) is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in Ireland.

No known Scripture

Scripture in Old Irish (to 900)

Our sources record no known Scripture in Old Irish (to 900).

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Old Irish (to 900) is spoken

  • Ireland

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About Old Irish (to 900)

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
sga
Glottocode
oldi1245
Also known as
Early Irish

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Old Irish (to 900) as a whole.

  • Archaic Irish (7th century)No known Scripture
  • Early Goidelic (to 4th century)No known Scripture
  • Hiberno-Scottish GaelicNo known Scripture
  • Middle Irish (10-12th century)No known Scripture
  • Old Irish (8-9th century)No known Scripture
  • Primitive Irish (4-6th century)No known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.