The Genealogy of St. Bridget or St. Bride,
Foster-Mother of Christ.
St. Bridget, the daughter of Dùghall Donn,1
Son of Hugh, son of Art, son of Conn.2
Each day and each night3
I will meditate on the genealogy of St. Bridget.4
[Whereby] I will not be killed,5
I will not be wounded,6
I will not be bewitched ;7
Neither will Christ forsake me ;8
Satan’s fire will not burn me ;9
Neither water nor sea shall drown me ;10
For I am under the protection of the Virgin Mary,11
And my meek and gentle foster-mother, St. Bridget.12