A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some dark days in Ireland’s troubled history.

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It is not often that a Bloody Sunday commemoration, St Brigid of Kildare’s feast day, a football match, and a desire to ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

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As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

A vast network of asylums operated here in the past, writes Sara Colohan — places of both heartbreak and humanity The entrance to St Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, in June 1980.

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Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in Ireland on Feb. 1, made a cross from rushes or reeds to explain Christianity to the faithful in much the same way ...

It marked the beginning of spring and the Celtic festival of Imbolc – celebrating St Brigid’s day on February 1st. In Celtic mythology, Brigid was a triple goddess – of healing ... in the importance ...

St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...