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"Goodness be with you, Bridget Great Healer! Goodness be with you!" "What ails thee?" "A headache and a sickness and a weakness of the heart. O Bridget, Great Healer, Can you cure me, O Great Healer of All.?" "May three things Cure thee: May the shadow of Lugh fall on thee, May the Garment of Lugh cover thee, May the Breath of Lugh fall on thee, And when I come again you will be healed." These words are said over a patient while his arms are crossed over his breast and water from a sacred well is sprinkled on his forehead.
Note: This is an adaptation from a christianised charm, taken from Lady 'Speranza' Wilde's - Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland. published 1888. © Shee-Eire: |
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