On 2/7/2002 at 6:09 PM John Hughes wrote:
>Guy:
>
>> > I've seen references, though, to 'hostels' in Ireland in the sagas.
>They
>> > seem to be fairly rare, but protected by very strong hospitality
>> > traditions. Can anyone point me to more details?
>
>You're probably thinking of 'The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel' - see
>http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1100derga.html
Thanks, John! (Though I was actually only replying to the quote fom someone else you snipped). It's amazing that so much of Irish mythic literature can be found on the Internet.
Guy
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