| Fiery Brigid... |
| Bright Arrow, Excellent Woman, Sudden Flame |
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Dear St Brigid of the kine Bless these little fields of mine, The pastures and the shady trees, Bless the butter and the cheese, Bless the cows with coats of silk And the brimming pails of milk, Bless the hedgerows, and I pray Bless the seed beneath the clay, Bless the hay and bless the grass, Bless the seasons as they pass, And heaven's blessings will prevail, Brigid --- Mary of the Gael. |
| THE GENEALOGY OF BRIGHID Every day and every night That I say the Genealogy of Brigid I shall not be killed, I shall not be harried, I shall not be put in a cell, I shall not be wounded. No fire, no sun, no moon shall burn me, No lake, no water, no sea shall drown me. For I am child of Poetry, Poetry, child of Reflection, Reflection, child of Meditation, Meditation, child of Lore, Lore, child of Research, Research, child of Great Knowledge, Great Knowledge, child of Intelligence, Intelligence, child of Comprehension, Comprehension, child of Wisdom, Wisdom, child of Brigid |