The global 'Pause for Peace' movement returns this St. Brigid's Day, February 1. Into Kildare and Solas Bhríde in Co Kildare ...

Analysis: Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid Some people may be wondering why St Brigid is so hot right now.

PP O'Reilly reports for Broadsheet in 1963 on the Holohan family of Redhills in Co Kildare who make traditional St Brigid's crosses with reeds from the local bog Some Irish saints were given ...

With the new St. Brigid's Day becoming a bank holiday in 2023, Ireland's other St. Patrick's Day is now sharing the spotlight ...

St Brigid’s Day and the Gaelic festival ... is a Fine Gael TD from Kildare where Brigid set up a double monastery for men and women in the fifth century. Hailed as a champion of the poor ...

Over 100,000 spectators are expected to flock to Kildare over the coming weeks as Ireland's largest St. Brigid's festival prepares to celebrate the legacy of Ireland's iconic female patron saint, ...

The most ancient life of St Brigid is by Broccan (d. 650). Then the ‘Second Life’ was composed in the 8th century by ...

Forget St Patrick's Day – here's why you should head to Ireland for St Brigid's Day instead - With crowded celebrations of ...

"St. Brigid of Kildare is particularly associated with light and hope and peace. In including the Saint Brigid/Imbolc public holiday as one of the official days our National Flag is flown ...

I heard them long before I saw them. I was making my way to St Brigid’s Well, a peaceful shrine beneath ancient oak trees in Kildare. But between the cawing of crows and the squelch of mud ...