Bridey is also another nickname derived from Bridget, as in The Search for Bridey Murphy,
an account of a modern American woman's hypnotic retrogression into a past-life as an Irish peasant girl named Bridey Murphy. Facets of the the Irish girl's life that the woman had no means or cause for knowing were researched and validated, making this a groundbreaking case in reincarnation circles, as well as a riveting and well-written read.