The Aquarian Guide to British and Irish Mythology by John and Caitláin Matthews, Aquarian Press, Kent, 1988
The Book of Celtic Saints, by Elaine Gill, Blandford, London, 1995
Brigid of the Gael, A Guidebook for the study of St. Brigid of Kildare, by Conrad Bladey, Hutman Productions, Linthicum, Maryland, 2000
A Calendar of Festivals, by Marian Green, Element Books, Rockport, Mass, 1991
Candlemas, Feast of Flames, Brigit’s Festival of Light and Life, by Amber K and Azrael Arynn K, Llewellyn Press, St. Maul, 2001
Carmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations, Volume I, by Alexander Carmichael, Oliver and Boyd, Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1928 Edition
Carmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations, Volume III, by Alexander Carmichael, Oliver and Boyd, Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1940 EditionCarmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations, by Alexander Carmichael, Lindisfarne Edition, Floris Books, 1994
The Celtic Saints, by Nigel Pennick, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 1997
Celtic Saints in their Landscape, by Elizabeth Rees, Sutton Publishing, Gloucestershire, 2001
Eight Sabbats for Witches, by Janet and Stewart Farrar, Robert Hale Press. London, 1981
The Goddess, by Caitláin Matthews, Element Books, Dorset, England, 1989
The Holy Wells of Ireland. Patrick Logan, Colin Smythe, Gerrards Cross,1980
In Search of Ireland’s Holy Wells, by Elizabeth Healy, Wolfhound Press, Dublin, 2001
Kindling the Celtic Spirit, by Mara Freeman, Harper, San Francisco, 2001
Saint Bride, Edited by Iain MacDonald, Floris Books, Edinburgh, 1992 St. Brigid’s Cloak, by Reg Keating, Tarantula Books, Dublin, 1997
The White Goddess, by Robert Graves, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1948
Dictionaries
Gaelic Dictionary by Malcolm MacLennan, Acair and Mercat Press, Edinburgh, 1993 Edition
Dwelly’s Illustrated Gaelic to English Dictionary, by Edward Dwelly, Gairm Gaelic Publications, Glasgow, 1994 Edition
English-Irish Dictionary, by Tomás De Bhaldraithe, An Gúm Publications, 1992 Edition
The New Welsh Dictionary, by Christopher Davies, Christopher Davies Publishers, 1993 Edition
Websites
Brigid’s Academy of Healing Arts: http://www.celtic.net/brighid
Brigidine Sisters: http://www.brigidine.org.au/
Brigid’s Fire: http://www.brighidsfire.com/frameset.html
Celtic Well: http://www.applewarrior.com/celticwell/ejournal/imbolc
Statuettes
The Mythic Images Collection, Principal Artist Oberon Zell, or call 1888-Mythic-1 for catalogue.
Sacred Sources , JBL of Calcutta, or call 1 (800) 290-6203
Organizations
Cairde Bhride (Friends of Brigid); Write: Sister Mary Minehan at Solas Bhride, 14 Dara Park, Kildare, Ireland, or telephone 045-522-890.
Photo/Graphic Credits:
Photograph of Brighid’s Well in Tully, Ireland, by Elizabeth Rees
Photograph of St. Brighid of Kildare Church and corn dolly weavings by Kate Reynolds (Bard, OBOD)
All other photographs by my beloved husband, Michael Black (Bard, OBOD)
All the Oak pictures in this document were taken by Micheal Black in Pleasant Hill, California.