A very short and very interesting look at the Saint Brigid's shoe shrine, from Galway County Heritage Office. Narrated by Christy Cunniffe.
Click here to watch. See also National Museum of Ireland’s "Online Pop Up Talk: St. Brigid's Shoe Shrine,” with Trisha Ryan, here.
The National Museum of Ireland released an online talk on Facebook yesterday, which focusses on one artifact connected to her, the shoe shrine. From the post:
"Celebrate St. Brigid's Day and learn more about the saint
and her Shoe Shrine.
"Watch our new pop-up talk about Ireland’s female saint, St.
Brigid, and her Shoe Shrine that is on display at the National Museum of
Ireland – Archaeology. Discover more about the life of the saint and her
miracles, and find out more about the unique Shoe Shrine that is associated
with St. Brigid.
"Learn about the traditions and practices associated
with #StBrigid
https://www.museum.ie/.../Religion-and.../St-Brigid-s-Day
"Learn about the elaborate shrines which were made to contain
artefacts that were associated with saints and these were often embellished and
inscribed over the centuries at the Colmcille: Sacred objects of a Saint - 1500
years of devotion Exhibition- https://www.museum.ie/.../Colmcille-Sacred-objects-of-a... #archaeology #StBrigidsDay
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.
