Oaks are my favourite Brighid symbolism, especially as this seems to be the sources of how, where and when Brighid was awarded her name.
We could start with ‘Cille Dara’, that we now call Kildare, the City, Cathedral, or Church of Oaks.
The ancient past, cathedrals, churches, and temples, were circles of oaks, or other revered trees, long before stone tem…