byre
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A cow house.
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After the sprinkling of the water in every room, on the beds and all the inhabitants, the house is sealed up tight and branches of juniper are set on fire and carried throughout the house and byre.
Central to the traditional homestead is the cattle byre, a circular area enclosed by large logs interspaced with branches.
She is good in the byre with Hermes to increase the stock.
The cattle byre has ritual as well as practical significance as a store of wealth and symbol of prestige.