The cross also provided protection to the household from fire and other dangers as well as a blessing to farmers, farmworkers, crops, and livestock. There are different types of St. Brigid’s ...

For 2,000 years St. Patrick has been the undisputed uncrowned king of Ireland, with parades and celebrations worldwide from little hamlets all over the country to major cities spanning the globe ...

It was a blessing to call on her intercession on her feast day for those suffering having lost their babies.” A St. Brigid's cross. Credit: MantasVD/Shutterstock O’Gorman pointed to the origin ...

St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...

The website for the National Museum of Ireland, opens new tab says the St. Brigid’s cross is used to invoke the blessing of Ireland’s only female saint, St. Brigid.

BRATTLEBORO — St. Brigid’s Kitchen and Pantry marks 43 years of offering free hot meals to the food insecure on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, with an anniversary fundraising appeal. The theme of the ...

I came to this ancient village a few months ago to visit St. Brigid’s Shrine. Little did my husband Damien and I know how much we were to learn that day, or the unexpected impact St. Brigid ...