Sometime in the 1st century Roman engineers converted the shrine at the springs into a great ornamental pool, enclosed within a building which was done in the style of a Graeco-Roman temple, theatre and bath suite. The central focus of the cult at the temple at Bath was the springs. Found inside were 16,000 coins, dating from the Iron Age. Curses in Latin had been thrown into the springs, dedicated to Sulis. There have been some theories that Bride is a title denoting a type of goddess as opposed to being a name.
Some people say that Bride means fiery arrow.
Her holiday is Imbolg February. She was a solar goddess. She has a fire temple that was only tended by women. Brigid, as goddess of healing has many sacred wells, including the one at Kildare, not far from where her fire temple used to be located. Brighide This colorful and informative site includes mailing lists for those interested in Bride, poetry and stories about Bride, Celtic clip art and information on Bride's crosses.