Talk:Brigid's cross

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The image that keeps reppearing on this page is copyrighted- this is MY image, and is NOT in the public domain. Please do not repost it.

-Ril-, why did you so vehemently state "Image is not copyrighted. The user who removed it is simply a vandal"? It seems quite clear to me that Image:Sbcross.jpg has been lifted from here, with no justification given by the uploader for it's usage. I have listed it on Wikipedia:Copyright problems. --Stormie 13:28, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

I've deleted it and replaced it with a new image. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 19:28, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel words

I added the tag because of the below paragraph. I'm Irish and have lived in different parts of the country, I've never heard of the fire protection superstition and while the cross was a common symbol when I was a child I can't recall seeing one in a house for at least 20 years.

"Many rituals are associated with the making of the crosses. These are often still carried out today and many Irish homes still feature Brigid's crosses. It is a common belief throughout Ireland that a Brigid's Cross protects the house from fire."

The statement below is also unsourced, I was taught in school that Bridget never existed and was just a co-option of the earlier Celtic god by early Christian missionaries.

"Brigid's crosses are associated with the Irish saint Brigid (who was given the name of the Celtic fire-goddess by her pagan father) and are constructed on the saint's feast day (1 February, Lá Fhéile Bhríde/Imbolc)."

Jkspratt 11:54, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Re-added Weasel tag as this article still fails to provide sources for the claims highlighted above.--Jkspratt 13:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Why does the second claim need to be referenced? Brigid's crosses are associated with the Irish Saint Brigid, hence the name. I would have thought that was self evident. You may have been taught that St. Brigid never existed, but she is still a recognised St (as far as I know), even if some of the legends about her are far-fetched. You could point out that her existence is unlikely - but that would be more relevant on a page devoted to her, rather than to the St. Brigid's cross. Also the crosses are traditionally made on St Brigid's feast day - that is the only time of the year that they are made.Again, i think this is far too self-evident to require a reference.

Also, with regard to Brigid's crosses in houses, in my experience many schoolchildren make them at school in art class, often following a story about St. Brigid. (i went to primary school in South Dublin - far enough out of the city to have fields with rushes that we could use, and i have heard of kids in more urban areas making them with drinking straws!) and therefore it's not unusual for them to be displayed even in non-religious households. (Much like parents might display other art-work by their kids) As for the fire protection, while I do acknowledge that it is not a widespread belief, i have definitely heard that it was believed in the past 194.209.8.141 (talk) 12:24, 9 January 2008 (UTC)