Brigid

The Curragh is where legend says St Brigid spread her cloak and renowned historian Mario Corrigan will deliver a presentation called ‘The St Brigid Story’, speaking about the life and times of St Brigid and her association with Co Kildare.

Brigid Saint Brigid in a stained-glass window Imbolc is strongly associated with Saint Brigid (Old Irish: Brigit, modern Irish: Bríd, modern Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde or Brìd, anglicised Bridget).

On Thursday 1 February 2024, churches across Kildare and beyond will come together to participate in a special ecumenical service at 11am in St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare entitled, ‘Celebrating St Brigid.

A MEETING facilitated by local Senator Fiona O’Loughlin saw An Tánaiste Micheal Martin TD congratulate local organisers of the hugely successful Pause for Peace and Brigid 1500 festivities, and ended with him signing Brigid’s cloak.

A Brigid's cross In Ireland and Scotland, a representation of Brigid would be paraded around the community by girls and young women.

At Imbolc, Brigid's crosses were made and a doll -like figure of Brigid, called a Brídeóg, would be paraded from house-to-house.

Pork was based on tape-recorded conversations between Brigid Berlin and Andy during which Brigid would play for Andy tapes she had made of phone conversations between herself and her mother, socialite Honey Berlin.

Today, some people still make Brigid's crosses and Brídeógs or visit holy wells dedicated to St Brigid on 1 February.

Lansbury—whose full name Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury—died on October 11, 2022.

Reacting to the appointment of the Cahersiveen native, UL president Professor Kerstin Mey said: “I am delighted with the appointment of Professor Brigid Laffan as chancellor.

Removal by Glennon’s funeral Directors on Thursday morning to arrive at St. Brigid’s Church, The Curragh, for Requiem Mass at 11 o’clock.

St. Brigid's Day is Ireland's newest Bank Holiday and will be celebrated for the first time this February.

The Tag Rugby team put the icing on a fabulous weekend for Newbridge St Brigid’s beating Rosses Point from Sligo 15-4 in the Final to take Gold.

We can confirm that Cllr Ian Ward remains leader and Cllr Brigid Jones remains deputy leader of the council until Tuesday afternoon, when all 101 city councillors of all parties meet at their annual general meeting.

A parishioner of St. Brigid’s in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill, he graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1951 and was ordained in May 1959.

Cahersiveen native Brigid Dennehy pictured as she became the first female to cross the finish line at the Auckland marathon over the weekend.

For the past few months, adult migrants have stood in line outside former St. Brigid’s School on East 7th Street, the Saturday, noting the overflow of people has spilled into Tompkins Square Park as they wait to be given shelter and a bed.

INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said numbers had not fallen since the St Brigid's Day bank holiday, and warned with two bank holidays to come in March the HSE "must outline what steps they are taking in the run up to St Patrick's Day".

In one of the most captivating All Ireland Club Finals in recent times, O’Rourke’s Glen men came from behind to beat St Brigid’s of Roscommon 2-10 to 1-12 to win their first-ever All Ireland club title.

Local Senator Fiona O’Loughlin recently arranged the meeting between organisers of the hugely successful Brigid 1500 festivities, following a similar encounter with Tánaiste Michael Martin last week.