wealth) and the Morrigan’s magic, as she defies a prohibition on a magical well to gain knowledge, and pays with her life.

Sovereignty vs. Victory

This makes sense given their broader nature: Brigit is a peaceful, nurturing goddess who loves peace and cares for the young, while the Morrigan is a fierce goddess of war and magic, who rules over the adolescent/young adult phase of testing boundaries, sexuality, and learning to be a warrior.

Brigid is also a goddess of the land, specifically the south-east of Ireland, or Leinster, where St. Brigit’s cult later centered. (Her main church was at Kildare, west of Dublin.) Like Brigantia in north-east England, she protected the people and provided for them.

And here we see the difference between a goddess of victory and a goddess ofand Songs, McFarland. (Kindle)

O hOgain, Daithi 1991: Myth, Legend and Romance: An Encylopedia of Irish Folk Tradition, MacMillan.

Wright, Brian 2009: Brighid: Goddess, Druidess, Saint, the History Press.

Links:

Táin Bó Cúalnge (complete translation)

First Battle of Moytura (Mary Jones Collective)

Second Battle of Moytura (Sacred Texts)

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