a. Carmina Gadelica, Volume III, by Alexander Carmichael
b. 0Conn is also the progenitor of Clan Donald, one of the clan sept names
is MacBride
1. Scots Gaelic prayer, “The calm fair Bride will be with us.”
2. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, page 47
3. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page 25
4. Goidelic – Gaels: Irish, Scots, and Manx Celts
5. Brythonic – British: Welsh, Cornish and Breton Celts
6. In other versions, Dagda is the son of Brigit; White Goddess, page 101.
Dagda is the patron god of the Druids. In some versions, he is the consort
of Brigid.
7. In some sources, it’s Brian, Iuchar and Iuchurba (White Goddess, page 101)
8. Article on Brigit on the OBOD webpage, by Winter Cymres
9. White Goddess, page 102
10. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, pg. 47
11. Blacksmithing is the art of transformation of metal, and they were considered
great wizards and mages in ancient times, which relates them directly to the
transformative (alchemical) arts of the Druid.
12. Brigid of the Gael, Conrad Bladey
13. Carmina Gadelica, Lindasfarne Edition, pg. 533
14. Carmina Gadelica, Lindasfarne Edition, pg. 529
15. Gaelic Dictionary by Malcolm MacLennan
16. Candlemas, Feast of Flame, page 28
17. The Fires of Brigid, by Miranda Gray, White
Moon Gallery
18. Brigit, by Winter Cymres. Caoine is Gaelic for keening
19. Stone relief of Brigantia from a site at Birrens, Dunfriesshire
20. Carmina Gadelica, Lindisfarne Press Edition
21. Saint Bride, by Iain MacDonald. page 13
22. Saint Bride, by Iain MacDonald, page 26
23. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page 25
24. Saint Bride, by Iain MacDonald, page 9
25. Carmina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 175
26. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, page 48
27. The oak tree is sacred to the Druids. Her monastery was built in a place
that was sacred to the Druids.
28. Celtic Saints in their landscape, page 20
29. Celtic Saints in their landscape, page 19
30. Celtic Saints in their landscape, page 21
31. St. Brigid’s Cloak, by Reg Keating
32. The Holy Wells of Ireland
33. Scots – small clothes
34. St. Brigit’s well in Tully, Ireland. Photo by Elizabeth Rees, from Celtic
Saints in their Landscape.
35. Carmina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 177
36. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, page 55
37. Carmina Gadelica, Volume 1, pages 233-242
38. Smooring (Scots) – banking the fire.
39. Sain – (Scots) to bless. At this point, I take the candle around the
house
40. In this case, I blow the candle out and the
ritual is closed
41. Brigit plaque made by Patricia Banker
42. ibid, page 271
43. Brigit of the Gael, Bladey, page 128
44. Imbolc, means “in the belly”, referring to the early signs of spring
– pregnant sheep, early flowers
45. Oilmelc means “ewe’s milk”, referring to lactating ewe’s providing the
first milk of the season
46. The White Goddess
47. Mara Freeman’s website
48. Lady Day,Candlemas, or Imbolc – celebrated February 1 st or 2nd
49. The Celtic Saints, page 21
50. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page 31
51. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page 10
52. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page 10
53. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, page 63
54. Quoted from Philomena Rooney, in Eight Sabbats for Witches, page 63
55. Camina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 172
56. Camina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 172
57. Scots Gaelic for “Little Bride”
58. Kindling the Celtic Spirit, page 55
59. Camina Gadelica, page 173
60. Camina Gadelica, page 173
61. Camina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 172
62. Irish Gaelic, Brigid of the Gael, Bladey
63. Colors white, red, blue and green in Scots Gaelic
64. The White Goddess, pg. 394
65. The White Goddess, page 412
66. Three wick candles sold by Illuminations
67. Camina Gadelica, Volume 1, page 173
68. Scots Gaelic - Welcome
69. A rich Medieval silk fabric, interwoven with silver or gold. Webster’s
Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary
70. Irish Gaelic for the Church of the Oak (Kildare) Kildare was built within
a traditional Druid’s grove in the Sixth Century. It may have been a Druidic
college for women originally.
71. Scots Gaelic: Blessing upon you
72. Irish Gaelic – Nineteen (referring to Saint Brighid’s nineteen nuns)
73. Gaelic for “That’s it” or the end.
74. I’ve translated part of the ritual into Scottish Gaelic (with a pronunciation
guide beneath).
75. Traditional OBOD Druid’s vow.
76. From Manx Tradition, found on RJ Stewart's website.
77. Traditional OBOD Druid’s vow.
78. Candlemas, Feast of Flames, page xiv
79. Divination by fire (staring into hearth fire or candle flame”
80. Divination by water (staring into a bowl of
water or a natural pool)
81. 7 “The Oak Grove of Bridget” Scots Gaelic