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Brigit is an example of the survival of an Early Celtic Goddess into Christian times, Brigit is the triple goddess of the Celtic Irish who appears as Brigantia in England, Bride in Scotland and Brigandu in Celtic France.
The Christians "converted" Brigid along with her people, calling her Brigit and claiming she was the human daughter of a Druid and that she was baptised by St. Patrick. The ancient Brigit had three manifistations; one as the goddess of smithcraft, one as ruler poetry and inspiration and one as the goddess of healing and medicine.
The three Brigits were different aspects of one divinity unified in the symbol of fire for Brigit was "Bright Arrow" or simply "Bright One."
Irish traditional tales say Bridgit invented many useful things including whistling and keening which is the mournful song of the bereaved Irish women.
Brigid is identified with the Earth itself and with soil fertility.
Bridgit was the greatest of all Celtic goddesses, a deity so intensly related to the feminine force that no man was allowed to pass beyond the hedge surrounding her sanctuary.
Have you guessed that Helen and I are both proud to be Irish women?
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