Fulacht Fiadh I

BBQ Stew Pot?

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Notice the groupings of visitors in the middle distance of Pam’s photograph, gathered around remains of late Bronze age elements.

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There is a sign to explain…

In modern Ireland the word fulacht means barbeque and the archeological sites with characteristics in common, such as a water source, health and pit, are named “Fulacht fiadh,” derived from Old Irish sources. In all cases the link is to some kind of preparation activity involving heat and moisture. Found throughout Ireland, Great Britan and the Isle of Man where the sites are called burnt mounds. The Drombeg Fulacht fiadh exemplifies all characterists. There is a horseshoe shaped rock walled/banked, now a remnant, enclosure, entrance to the south. In the middle is a pit, at Drombeg lined with rock, a spring on one side, a hearth on the other. A stone saddle quern, used for grinding grain, was nearby Adjacent huts, rock walls with post holes, do not suggest a settlement, but rather a temporary use.

View of entrance to the south from above the spring, visible is the rock lines cooking pit filled with ground water.

Here, I stand on the entrance path facing north, the rock lined cooking pit, then the spring. The horseshoe formation of surrounding rocks is apparent.
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4 thoughts on “Fulacht Fiadh I”

    1. Etymology, as such, is a frustrating exercise for Irish language. There is no “Oxford English Dictionary” for the historically supressed Irish language. The features are called “Burnt Mounds” in the United Kingdom. Here is a link to more background info as the the mystery of the Fulacht Fiadh.

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