Oyster catchers

I was delighted to discover that the name of the oyster catcher in Gaelic is ‘Gille-brìghde’, meaning the page or servant of Bride.  Bride, is St Brigit, but her roots are entwined with a much older, pagan goddess of the same name, whose festival at Imbolc (1st February) welcomed the return of lighter days after the darkness of winter.  St Brigit is said to have called wild birds to her hand, and in rough weather she sent them to guide sailors to safety.
These birds were also said to have hidden jesus with seaweed when he came to the Scottish Islands and was being pursued by evil men.....For which good deed they were given a white plumage .
A group of oystercatchers is called a parcel or a stew! Now you know!