Statue of Brigid at Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare

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Wanda Marcussen
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Statue of Brigid at Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare Download Full Size Image

Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare, believed to be the well used by Brigid herself and where she let her white cow drink water. The well continues to be a sacred site of pilgrimage, especially for the celebration of Imbolc on February 1st.

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Wanda Marcussen
Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.

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Marcussen, W. (2021, April 03). Statue of Brigid at Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13791/statue-of-brigid-at-saint-brigids-well-kildare/

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Marcussen, Wanda. "Statue of Brigid at Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 03, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13791/statue-of-brigid-at-saint-brigids-well-kildare/.

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Marcussen, Wanda. "Statue of Brigid at Saint Brigid's Well, Kildare." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Apr 2021. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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