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even identified her with the Yirgin Mary. However, both Brig 

 and Bridget in the Irish Christian Church are historical charact- 

 ers, though early myths may have gathered about their names. 



Breage is the mother church of Oury, Germoe, and 

 Gunwalloe. The ancient name of the place Avas Pembro, which 

 has the same signification as Talmeneth. The castle occupied 

 by her in Pencaer, according to Leland, was called Oaer Conan. 



William of "Worcester says "Sancta Briaca (Nasmyth prints 

 incorrectly Branca) Virgo, dies ejus agitur die primo. . . .jacet 

 in ecclesia predictse sanctae, per iiii miliaria Montis Michaelis." 

 He probably confounded her with S. Bridget, February 1. The 

 old feast of S. Breaca is June 4, but the revel is now held on 

 the third Monday in June, i.e. the nearest to old revel day, 

 eleven days later. There is also a festival on Dec. 26. 



In the Irish Calendars, Brig of Kilbride is commemorated 

 on January 21, Brig of Annadown on January 7. 



The date of the death of S. Breaca would be after that of 

 her brother Brendan in 577. We may conjecture about 588 ; 

 but she must have been young when she came over with Ere, 

 aud Senan and S. la. 



S. Beendan, Abbot, Confessor. 



S. Brendan, of Clonfert, is not commemorated in Corn- 

 wall, unless he be the same as Branwalader, and thus be S. 

 Blaunder of Lewanick. I give him here because he was much 

 associated with Cornwall through his sister Breaca, and his 

 foster-parents S. Ere and S. Itha, and through his acquaintance 

 with S. Senan. There is a church dedicated to him under Exmoor, 

 and he had a chapel on what is now called Brendon Hill, above 

 Bristol. 



Brendan was the son of Einlog, and his baptismal name 

 was Mobi, but owing to a silvery light — the aurora that was 

 seen when he was born, — he was commonly called Broen-finn, the 

 White Mist, at least so says the Book of Lismore. He was 

 born in the Fenet, a townland in Kerry, and was intrusted by 

 his father to S. Ere, who at the time was living near. 



