Comments on: Origins

By: BridgetChumbley

BridgetChumbley — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:22:08 +0000

Riss… I also found many different stories/legends. Some even say that St. Patrick was in fact, two different people. It was a big learning experience for me. I really know nothing about Saints either.

Thanks for adding to the lesson!

By: riss

riss — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:51:50 +0000

so where’d you find this blarmey?

just kidding, this is the standard accepted story of st. brigid, and the best version by far

but just to be aware, is is only one version of the tale of st. brigid. i don’t know what’s true and what isn’t, but most historians agree that the girl brigid which you describe here actually never existed.

they theorize that Brigid was made up and sainted in order to attract Celts from their “pagan” religions to Celtic Catholicism. They literally sainted the pagan goddess for the sake of converts. That’s why Irish Catholics have almost completely different saints and their own saint trinity (the trinity wasn’t a foreign concept to Celts, since Brigid was the godhead of the Celtic trinity), St. Brigid, St. Columba (I think he’s the right one?), and St. Patrick.

so really, if you wanted to go back far enough, you’re named for the most powerful figure in the entire Celtic Mythology. I’m not fond of saints, but THAT is pretty cool…

By: jasonS

jasonS — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:44 +0000

That’s great to find out these origins. I certainly didn’t know all of that. Cool story about your mom and dad (and your birth) too.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

By: ~Michelle~

*~Michelle~* — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:28:22 +0000

WOW! This was such a great read! So much information….so interesting!

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:27:31 +0000

Never heard of Brigid before and enjoyed reading this post that ties the two tales together! Thanks.

By: Sandra Heska King

Sandra Heska King — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:44:43 +0000

“Brigid was named after the goddess of healing, inspiration, craftsmanship and poetry.”

And here you are writing and dispensing healing and inspiration. So cool!

By: Melissa Brotherton

Melissa Brotherton — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:16:55 +0000

Thanks for the lesson! Now I can go tell my kids about why we’re celebrating today. This was interesting.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:56:26 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

By: Billy Coffey

Billy Coffey — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:44:40 +0000

This was quite an education for me. I’m half Irish, and I had no idea about any of this. Thanks, Bridget. Now I’m going to sound very smart today!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:10:59 +0000

It’s a lot of fun, I think, to go exploring for this kind of information.