Brigid's Well. Liscannor, Ireland. The word "spring" has Dutch and German roots (springen). The early meaning was ‘head of a well’ or ‘a sudden surge or stream’. This contributed to the evolution of the word's meaning as initiate a beginning.

. . . From the mouth of the well of St. Brigid
I looked up into a shaft of sunlight.
And I saw golden apples spilling through the grotto dome
And I saw the fractaled fruit silvering across the waters,
Like the flitter of fuzzy-headed moths dancing in lamplight . . .
On the road to Brigid's Well (excerpt), Usher.
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