St Brigid: Ireland’s Other Patron Saint

Besides St Patrick, Ireland has another patron saint. On the 1st of February, Ireland celebrates St. Brigid and the importance of Irish women around the world.

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As of next year, StBrigidsDay will be a public holiday in Ireland, the first named after a woman-
To mark St. Brigid’s Day this year the Embassy of Ireland is delighted to co-host a special concert, Celebrating the Creativity of Women, with performers from The Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music on Thursday 3rd February.

For more details please visit the Liszt Academy website: https://lfze.hu/…/2022-02-03-st-brigids-day-concert…

You can enjoy the concert live on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meTH-3V8aHU

A bit more about St Brigid can be found in this article by Mary Murphy.  The image is of one of the many St Brigid’s wells that dot Ireland – this one is in Kilcullenbridge, Co. Kildare

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