Tobar Bhríde (Liscannor)
Tobar Bhríde (German: "Brigids Quelle", English also " St. Brigid's Well ") is a sacred spring of the Brigid near Liscannor , in County Clare in Ireland . The spring, associated with the goddess Bhríde of the Irish Celts, is one of the most important of the 15 sacred springs of that name on the island.
Naming
The source is named after the Gaelic goddess Brigid (New Irish Bríd). "Tobar" stands for source in Irish Gaelic .
description
The Tobar Bhríde near Liscannor is one of the most important of the 15 holy springs of the originally Gaelic spring cult of the Brigid in Ireland.
St. Brigid's Well is a place of celebration of the ancient festival of Lughnasa and a Christian pilgrimage site . It began in prehistoric times as a pagan harvest festival. A report from the early 19th century says that on the eve of Garland Sunday - the last Sunday in July - people gather at St. Brigid's Well and stay there all night to go around the spring and the saint above the spring to call. When the ceremony is over, they will have fun with dancing and singing until morning. The next day they hike about three miles to Lahinch to end the socializing with dancing and a horse race on the beach. This pattern was transferred to "Satharn Chromdubh", the eve of Garland Sunday and the Source, in 1839. The source was called "Dabhach's bride" or the "barrel of the Brigid". Gifts were also made on February 1st, the feast day of Brigid, the patroness of Ireland. As a result of a healing that he attributed to the well water, Cornelius O'Brian, called Corney, built the spring house around 1830 in the traditional way, walled with Moher sandstone and adorned with religious and secular objects.
The statue of Brigid stands in the courtyard for the circle around the source. On the back there is an elegant stone cross, surrounded by countless feet with the inscription: In hoc signo vinces (“under this sign you will win”).
About 400 meters from Brigid's Well, adorned with the coat of arms of the O'Brien, lies a secular spring in a Gothic spring house.
See also
literature
- George Cunningham: Burren Journey West . Limerick 1980.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 7.7 " N , 9 ° 25 ′ 20.5" W.