St Brigid was the feminist, peacemaker and environmentalist who went on to become the matron saint of Ireland. St Brigid's Day, on February 1, marks the start of spring and became a bank holiday in ...

Spring in Ireland officially starts on St Brigids Day which is February the 1st in our calendar? Which may not be accurate as this is a celebration that has its roots along way back in pre-christian ...

Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following. Many of the ...

Through narrow, winding roads with overflowing hedgerows, Faughart appears virtually untouched through the centuries. I came to this ancient village a few months ago to visit St. Brigid’s Shrine.

There is an old saying “There’s room under Brigid’s cloak for everyone," and this is the inclusive theme for this year’s Brigid Festival Vancouver. St. Brigid’s Day is Ireland's newest national ...

The weather gods were finally looking down on Dublin on Sunday as the capital celebrated the patroness saint of Ireland, St Brigid, and the official beginning of spring. The rain took a welcome and ...