Tobar Bhríde
Tobar Bhríde [ ˈt̪ɔbəɾ vɾʲiːdʲə ] (German: Quelle der Brigid; English: Brigid's well) is the Irish name for one of the 15 holy sources of the Brigid spring cult among the Celts of Ireland .
Naming
The source is named after the Gaelic goddess Brigid (New Irish Bríd ). "Tobar" stands for source in Irish Gaelic.
description
Tobar Bhríde , the spring of Saint Brigid, is the Gaelic name for one of the 15 holy springs of the original Gaelic spring cult of the Brigid in Ireland. In Irish mythology, Brigid was the goddess of fire, unity, childbirth, healing and poetry. She is considered the daughter of Dagda , one of the main gods of Túatha Dé Danann , and the earth mother Danu .
Tobar Bhríde are z. B. cited the following sources:
literature
- Walter L. Brenneman, Mary G. Brenneman: Crossing the circle at the holy wells of Ireland . University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VI 1995, ISBN 0-8139-1548-1 .
- Elizabeth Healy: In search of Ireland's holy wells . Wolfhound Press, Dublin 2001, ISBN 0-86327-865-5 .
- Patrick Logan: The holy wells of Ireland . Smythe Books, Gerrards Cross 1992, ISBN 0-86140-046-1 .