

Life of Saint Brigid, Virgin, First Abbess of Kildare. The full text of this 1877 book by John Hanlon can be found online at the Internet Archive. Click above for a selection of formats.
Brigit of the mantles, Brigit of the peat-heap, Brigit of the twining hair, Brigit of the augury.
Brigit of the white feet, Brigit of the calmness, Brigit of the white palms, Brigit of the kine.
Brigit, woman-comrade, Brigit of the peat-heap, Brigit, woman-helper, Brigit, woman mild.
Brigit, own tress of Mary, Brigit, Nurse of Christ, Each day and each night That I say the Descent of Brigit,
I shall not be slain, I shall not be wounded, I shall not be put in cell, I shall not be gashed,
I shall not be torn in sunder, I shall not be despoiled, I shall not be down-trodden,
I shall not be made naked, I shall not be rent, Nor will Christ Leave me forgotten
Nor sun shall burn me, Nor fire shall burn me, Nor beam shall burn me, Nor moon shall burn me.
Nor river shall drown me, Nor brine shall drown me, Nor flood shall drown me, Nor water shall drown me.
Nightmare shall not lie on me, Black sleep shall not lie on me, Spell sleep shall not lie on me, “ Luaths-luis” shall not lie on me.
I am under the keeping Of my Saint Mary, My companion, beloved Brigit.
From Carmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations, in Gaelic with English translations, Volume III. Collected byAlexander Carmichael.
2 comments:
Thank you for all these resources!
I've written a children's book on Brigid titled, The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare. It was published by Conciliar Press and was only just released in July 2009.
I had such a wild time tracking down sources for writing the book. This one, here, I've never seen but will check out... She is an inspiring woman to write about and I pray her story becomes more widely known, and that others will be affected by her example of wild generosity and love for God and her neighbor...
You can see more about my book, and the story behind it on my website: www.janegmeyer.com
Blessings...
Thank you for your comment, Jane. Your book looks great, and the audio and video clips on your website are good for sharing. I'll post a link to them on Brigit's Sparkling Flame.
Sweet blessings!
Mael Brigde
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