In 2023, St. Brigid's Day became Ireland's newest bank holiday - it's observed on the first Monday after February 1, which in 2025, is February 3. While St. Patrick is celebrated around the world ...

Relics of Ireland's only matron saint are returning to her hometown after almost 1,000 years. Revered relics of St Brigid are coming back to Co Kildare after nearly a millennium. St Brigid ...

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 ...

Brigid 1500 celebrates Ireland's only patron ... pilgrimage and ritual at St Brigid's well on January 31, the eve of St. Brigid's Day. On February 1, County Kildare and Solas Bhríde Centre ...

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.

In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. For Irish Catholics, the day has always been significant, as St. Brigid is ...

It highlights St. Brigid’s significance not only in Irish culture but also in global conversations about empowerment, the arts, and the environment. Proudly delivered by Kildare County Council ...

A new festival has been launched in Ennistymon, County Clare, to celebrate Brigid's Day and the ancient Celtic festival of Imbolg. The two-day festival will take place from Friday, January 31 ...

I kicked things off at a candlelit concert in St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare town, a 30-minute train ride from Dublin. Over the course of the evening, some of Ireland’s coolest female singer ...