Although the first of February has always marked St ... the cloak begins to grow and spread across hundred of acres." In 2018, during the abortion referendum debate, another story about Brigid ...

In the 1,500th anniversary year of St. Brigid ... of textile art and writing has been very moving. It certainly felt like from an acorn a mighty oak rose. And oak is certainly one of many symbols ...

As part of the festival, Strokestown House will be illuminated with visuals of art ... ever St. Brigid’s cross by the bridge of Tarmonbarry. The unveiling will be followed by a performance of ...

Today, the cloak is a powerful symbol of Irish heritage and is used to signify protection, comfort, and hope. It is often depicted in art and is a popular subject for stories and legends in Ireland.

Father Jaimie Twohig from Cork points to the story of St. Brigid’s cloak and its parallel in the Gospel. “St. Brigid’s cloak spread so far when she asked for land to build her convent ...

Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in Ireland on Feb. 1, made a cross from rushes or reeds to explain Christianity to the faithful in much the same way ...

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, is encouraging members of the public to ...

Tradition states that St Brigid threw down her cloak and it grew until it covered what is now the Curragh of Kildare. According to a hagiography of the Irish saints, Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae ...

Yet they rarely mention the woman standing just to his left – St Brigid, whose feast day at the weekend was a celebration of women. Brigid was said to be a Kildare woman. Her links to London don ...

This week we are celebrating St Brigid and the Celtic festival of Imbolc. In ancient Ireland this festival heralded the beginning of spring, the return of light and the growth of crops and livestock.