Let’s break down what this flame is, where it comes from, who kept it burning, why it was extinguished, and most importantly: ...

“Our goal is to make the Brigid Festival a permanent cultural landmark — not only for Kildare but for Ireland. It’s about ...

AS the summer holidays get underway, many people will be on the lookout for out-of-the-ordinary activities to do with the kids. With the prices of almost everything going up, it can sometimes be ...

Reader discretion is advised. The well-preserved body of an early modern saint was put on display in Spain on Sunday, months after she was discovered "miraculously incorrupt" last year.

Kildare boasts St Brigid’s Cathedral and Solas Bhríde Centre ... it would solve the problems of the world and so they thought the patroness saint really ought to have a beer made after her.

Kildare boasts St Brigid’s Cathedral and Solas Bhríde Centre and Hermitages ... it would solve the problems of the world and so they thought the patroness saint really ought to have a beer made after ...

St Brigid's Day, or Imbolc, has been a yearly public holiday since 2023 to mark both the saint's feast day and ... St Brigid founded a monastery at Kildare (Cill Dara, "church of the oak").

One of those is in County Kildare, where St Brigid is ... Ireland's best-known female saint also has her own unique symbol - the St Brigid's cross. Church and community groups will gather on ...