Brigid's origins are pagan and Gaelic. Sometimes referred to as Brigit or Brig. She was the daughter of The Dagda of the Tuatha De Danann, an Irish Pantheon of Gods & Goddesses. He was a Father type God. This made Brigid one of the most important Goddesses of the Pantheon.

Brigid is the Goddess of: Childbirth, Poetry, Love, Life, Fertility, Healing, Inspiration and Fire. 

She is also sometimes referred to as A Great Mother Goddess.

Correspondences and Offerings:

Elements: Fire and Water

Botanicals: Straw, Wild Flowers, Corn, White Flowers, Grains, seeds, Daffodils, Sage, Bay and Heather

Planet: Venus

Colours: White, yellow, blue and green

Offerings: Milk, water, white flowers, grains, seeds, daffodils, bay, heather and wild flowers

Symbols: Brigids Cross, Serpents, Wells

Since the introduction of Christianity, she started being called St.Brigid.