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.

Ireland’s Kildare County has organized lectures, pilgrimages, and many activities in its Brigid 1500 Program to mark the anniversary, including a workshop on how to weave a St. Brigid’s Cross — St.

Kildare Irish Figure Dancers performed wonderful choreography in honor of St. Brigid's Day as part of the Brigid 1500 celebrations in Co Kildare. “Happy St Brigids everyone,” Irish dance choreographer ...

Roughly 4,000 secondary school students gathered in Co Kildare to attempt to break the world record for the largest human St. Brigid's Cross ever formed. Students from 18 secondary schools across Co ...

Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities came about a millennium after her remains were removed ...

In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. For Irish Catholics, the day has always been significant, as St. Brigid is one of ...

Ireland on Thursday is celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the death of St. Brigid of Kildare, the Emerald Isle’s female patron saint. St. Brigid (c. 453–524 A.D.) is credited with pioneering ...

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 ...

FILE - Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light. Devotees of St.