St. Brigid was born in the fifth century in Faughart, County Louth. Her feast day is on Feb. 1 and folk history says she also died on that day. She is one of three patron saints of Ireland ...

This year, February 3rd will be a public holiday to celebrate St Brigid and the traditional festival of Imbolc.

Celebrate St. Brigid's feast day this year at the place of her birth in Faughart, County Louth. As St. Brigid's Day approaches on the 1st of February, the birthplace of Ireland’s beloved matron ...

Faughart Community Group says it would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to making the St. Brigid’s candlelit ...

The celebrations will culminate in a candlelit procession this evening, starting at St Brigid's Shrine at Faughart and concluding at Faughart Graveyard. The celebration culminates at the Hill of ...

Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh concelebrated Mass on the feast of Saint Brigid at her ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

Tradition holds that Ireland's iconic matron saint was born at sunrise on 1 February 452 in Faughart, just north of Dundalk, Co Louth. To commemorate the birth and legacy of St Brigid, whose life ...

Storm Éowyn uprooted trees at St Brigid's Shrine in Faughart, Co Louth. Picture: Cllr John Reilly/Facebook Trees at the much-loved shrine of St Brigid near her birthplace in Faughart, Co Louth ...

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.