The holiday celebrating this famous Irish figure is a lot older than St. Patrick's Day.

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 ...

Since 2023, there has been a new annual public holiday held in February to mark St Brigid's Day. The public holiday falls on the first Monday in every February, except where St. Brigid’s Day happens ...

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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the ...

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 ...