Entering its second year of celebrations, the St. Brigid’s Day/Imbolc bank holiday aims to acknowledge and honour St. Brigid herself, and the central and unique role of women in today’s society, as ...

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.

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 saint ...

Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. It’s named after Brigantia, the Celtic female deity of light, because the ...

St. Brigid’s Day falls right at that time of year when winter feels like it might last forever. The holidays are behind us, the daylight is slow to return, and the energy around us still feels heavy.

Tuesday is Imbolc or Saint Brigid’s Day, one of the four traditional “cross-quarter” days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. More or less. In the many centuries after this tradition took ...