Brighid of poetry,
Brighid of the fires,
Brighid of healing,
May Three give blessing
To the house that is here;
Both crest and frame;
Both stone and beam;
Both clay and wattle,
Both summit and foundation;
Both window and timber,
Both foot and head;
Both man and woman,
Both maiden and youth:
Plenty of food,
Plenty of drink,
Plenty of beds,
Plenty of ale;
Much of riches,
Much of mirth,
Many of people,
Much of long life
Be ever there;
Both warrior and poet,
Both clay and beam;
Both gear and thong,
Both crook and tie;
Both bairn and begetter,
Both wife and children;
Both young and mature,
Both maiden and youth.
May Brighid, the fair and tender,
Her hue like the cotton-grass,
Rich-tressed maiden
Of ringlets and gold;
Be near it.
Brighid the beloved,
Lady of gentle spirit,
Be nigh the hearth,
Watch and ward it.
Brighid of the mantle,
Brighid of the kine,
Brighid of the well,
May you give blessing,
On those within,
On those within!
May Brighid give blessing
To the house that is here;
This night and every night,
This day and every day,
Blessed be.
Carmina Gadelica modified 340
We have done this blessing by lighting 19 candles, one for each phrase. Have
a great cleansing ritual. Hope this is along the lines of what you were
looking for...
Ruadha/n