We bought one for our own house and I began to research it's meaning and history. St. Brigid's cross symbolises the beginning of Spring. In Ireland the official beginning of Spring is February 1st ...

Saint Patrick’s Day is around the corner, but there is another Irish Saint that you may not know too much about. The charitable Saint Brigid is who we are talking about. She is the only female among ...

A TERRIFIC effort from Carlow schoolchildren has reaped the benefit for children in Nairobi and closer to home.

Ireland's best-known female saint also has her own unique symbol - the St Brigid's cross. Church and community groups will gather on Saturday to weave rushes into crosses in her memory.

It's believed that St Brigid died in 524 AD. She is believed to have been buried beside the main altar in her monastic church in Kildare. Read more: Cross these experiences off your travel bucket ...

St. Brigid's Day, February 1, celebrates one of Ireland's patron saints Saint Brigid. St. Brigid's Feast Day was once celebrated by pagan Irish as Imbolic the Celtic feast marking the start of spring.

There will also be a St Brigid Cross Making class and Butter Making Demonstrations in O’Donnell’s Bakery from 11am to 1pm; and a Biddy Hat Making Class in the Sean Scoil from 2pm to 4pm – al ...