Highlighting the importance of St. Brigid, O’Gorman drew a parallel with Sister Clare Crockett, an Irish religious sister who he says walked in the steps of St. Brigid. “We often talk about ...

St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.

Into Kildare, the Co Kildare Tourism Board, illuminated the Hill of Allen this evening, Friday, January 31, to celebrate the eve of St. Brigid’s Day. St. Brigid's home county of Kildare paid ...

Entering its second year of celebrations, the St. Brigid’s Day/Imbolc bank holiday aims to acknowledge and honour St. Brigid herself, and the central and unique role of women in today’s ...

St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years ...

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St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...

The medieval style candle-lit procession at Faughart As the birthplace of St Brigid, Louth is the ideal place to visit to celebrate our matron saint and Celtic Goddess over the bank holiday weekend.

Landing on the first Monday in February, the St Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend has been in place since it was introduced in 2023, providing a much needed long weekend for those in need after a ...

A vast network of asylums operated here in the past, writes Sara Colohan — places of both heartbreak and humanity The entrance to St Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, in June 1980.

Although the first of February has always marked St Brigid's day, 2023 was the first ... said to be one of the richest and most important religious communities in Ireland." "She's very much ...

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