A relic of St Brigid has returned to her home town after around 1,000 years away. Hundreds of people gathered in Kildare town yesterday morning for a church service to mark the historic occasion.

A relic of Saint Brigid has returned to her home town after around 1,000 years away. Hundreds of people gathered in Kildare on Sunday morning for a special church service to mark the historic ...

We bought one for our own house and I began to research it's meaning and history. St. Brigid's cross symbolises the beginning of Spring. In Ireland the official beginning of Spring is February 1st.

A number of events have taken place across Ireland in the run up to St Brigid's bank holiday The first Irish bank holiday to be named after a woman is taking place in the Republic of Ireland.