B. Forgaill Manaich
B. Dá Derga
B. Mic Cecht Dá Réo (approx. location)
B. Dá Choca
B. Da Thó
B. Bricriu Nemthenga
Location of the known bruidne on a map of Ireland
In Gaelic Ireland, a bruiden (Old Irish pronunciation: [bruiðʲenʲ]) was a building offering shelter, drink and food, often translated as "hostel", "banqueting hall" or "inn."[1]
A description in The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig (c. AD 800) describes one bruiden: "There were seven doors in each hall, seven roads through it, and seven fireplaces therein. There were seven cauldrons, with an ox and a salted pig in each. The person who came that way would thrust the fleshfork into the cauldron, and whatever he obtained with the first thrust he ate, and if he did not obtain anything with the first thrust he ate nothing."[2]
The host (brugaid) was required to show "welcome to all" and "refusal to none."[3]
- ^ "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". dil.ie.
- ^ "bruiden". Oxford Reference.
- ^ "Note 274 for The Glenmasan Manuscript". celt.ucc.ie.