Jan 30, 2021
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“...The [Irish] women then place the ikon(sic) of Bride with great ceremony in the bed they have so carefully prepared for it. They place a small straight white wand (the bark being peeled off) beside the figure. This wand is variously called 'slatag Bride,' the little rod of Bride, 'slachdan Bride,' the little wand of Bride, and 'barrag Bride,' the birch of Bride. The wand is generally of birch, broom, bramble, white willow, or other sacred wood, 'crossed' or banned wood being carefully avoided...”
-Alexander Carmichael, Carmina Gadelica v. I, notes on “Slointireachd Bhride (”Genealogy of Brigid,” 70)”
#Brighid#Brigid#Brigit#Brìd#Carmina Gadelica#St. Brigid of Ireland#St. Brighid of Kildare#St. Brigid's Eve#Imbolc#Là Fhèill Brìghde#Lá Fhéile Bríde#Scottish folk traditions#i mean from the 19th century so yes pound of salt here but still#birch#birch tree#birch wand#slatag Bride#slachdan Bride#barrag Bride