TINE BHRÍDE ( Brigit's fire ) 2013 Acrylic and gold leaf on paper 40 cm x 55 cm The Irish goddess Brigit, became then Saint Brigit of Kildare, protecting smiths, poets and midwives, she was the guardian of a sacred and eternal fire. Her priestesses for nineteen nights sat up it to avoid its extinguishment, but during the twentieth day they entrusted it to the Goddess herself. In the morning, even if the wood was burned down and the ash removed, the fire continued to burn.