Broicsech
ancestor Irish single tradition · 1
Broicsech is named as the mother of Brigid in three biographies. She was a slave who had been baptised by Saint Patrick. She gave birth to Brigid at dawn, on the threshold, while bringing milk into the druid's house.
When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mother of Brigid.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dubhthach
- parent of
- Brigid
- serves
- Maithghean
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Three biographies name her mother as Broicsech, a slave who had been baptised by Saint Patrick. They name her father as Dubhthach, a chieftain of Leinster. The Vitae says that Dubhthach's wife forced him to sell Brigid's mother to a druid when she became pregnant.”
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