Tag: Imbolc
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Imbolc and the Exalted One: Our Lady Brigid
“This day was called oimelc, imolg, or imbulc: the first from oimelc is given in Cormac’s Glossary where it is derived from a sheep, and melc or melg, milk : “for that is the time the milk di-melg, ewe-milk,’ sheep’s comes.” That oimelc is the first of February we know from Peter O’Connell’s Dictionary, where…
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Imbolc and St. Brigid’s Day Tradition – The Mid Kerry Biddy
“…Something for poor Biddy, Her Clothes are torn, Her shoes are worn, Something for poor Biddy, Here is Brigit dressed in white, Give a penny for her tonight, She is deaf, she is dumb, She cannot talk without a tongue, For God’s sake, give her some…” Traditional verse recited by Biddy Boys in Fermanagh The…
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Brigid Inspiration
Imbolc is the first pagan fire festival of the year and the first promise of spring when the Earth begins to stir into life. It is associated with the bride Goddess Brigit (my favourite spelling), Irish Goddess of hearth and home, who comes to me very strongly on the eve of Imbolc. Brigit is the…
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The Blessing of Imbolc
Imbolc is fast approaching. Here in my garden in the UK, the crocuses are starting to come out, and a lone daffodil stands courageously amidst the dried, chopped stalks of last year’s growth. Traditionally, it was the time when the ewes began to lactate, providing much needed milk for the farmers whose food stores were…