Braaid
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|crown_dependency = Isle of Man
|official_name= Braaid
|manx_name= Braaid
|coordinates = {{coord|54.1544|-4.5751|display=inline,title}}
| population =
| population_ref = (2006 Census)
|manx_parish= Marown
|manx_sheading= Middle
|constituency_manx_parliament= Middle
|post_town= ISLE OF MAN
|postcode_district = IM4
|postcode_area= IM
|dial_code= 01624
|map_type = Isle of Man
|os_grid_reference= SC319762
|douglas_distance=
|static_image= Braaid - geograph.org.uk - 23469.jpg
|static_image_caption= Crossroads in Braaid
}}
Braaid ({{langx|gv|Braaid}}) is a hamlet in the parish of Marown on the Isle of Man, about 6 km west of the capital Douglas. It is best known for the nearby ancient settlement of The Braaid. In Manx, braaid means 'gullet, gorge; breast of a hill', the latter meaning possibly in reference to the aforementioned ancient settlement.{{Citation |last=Broderick |first=George |title=Placenames in the Isle of Man: Sheading of Rushen (Kirk Malew with Castletown and Ballasalla, Kirk Arbory and Kirk Christ Rushen with the Calf of Man) |date=2012-05-07 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110942668/html |access-date=2024-05-30 |place=Tübingen |publisher=Max Niemeyer Verlag |language=en |doi=10.1515/9783110942668 |isbn=978-3-11-094266-8}}
General description
The Braaid Hall
The Braaid Hall has provided a centre for the community since 1937, when it was founded as the Braaid Young Mens Club.{{cite web |url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/west-news/Braaid-Hall-celebrates-70-years.3571754.jp |title=Braaid Hall celebrates 70 years at heart of community life - Isle of Man News - Isle of Man Today |website=www.iomtoday.co.im |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804102446/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/west-news/Braaid-Hall-celebrates-70-years.3571754.jp |archive-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead}} It is now mainly used to hold Eisteddfods, sports days, jumble sales and other events for the local community.
The Braaid Eisteddfod
The Braaid Eisteddfod is an annual musical and literary festival that started in the 1950s.{{cite news |title=Music, singing, poetry and dancing at the Braaid Eisteddfod |url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=46984&headline=Music,%20singing,%20poetry%20and%20dancing%20at%20the%20Braaid%20Eisteddfod§ionIs=news&searchyear=2019 |work=IOM Today |issue=2 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Florence Kinvig |url=https://www.culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/florence-kinvig-538397/ |website=Culture Vannin |accessdate=26 October 2020}}