St Brigid's Day

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Brigid, Bridget and Bríd: how popular is the saint's name in modern ... (thejournal.ie)

Ahead of the first St Brigid's Day bank holiday, the CSO has revealed how the name's popularity has waned in recent years.

This marks the first in a series of solo exhibitions at IMMA that will focus on Irish and international women artists throughout the year. Between 1967 and 1971, 23 girls were named Bridgid and the name features once more on the list in 1980, when three girls were given this name. However, the CSO has started to record the use of the síneadh fada in Irish names in 2018, and in that year eight girls were called Bríd. Meanwhile, the use of the name Brid reached a peak in 1980 when 58 girls were so named and steadily declined until 2017, when five girls were registered with this name. The number of girls named Bridget reached a peak of 595 in 1964, when the CSO first collected such data and was the eighth most popular name for girls that year. The number of girls named Brigid reached its peak in 1965, when 293 children were given the name.

Inaugural Saint Brigid's Day bank holiday cultural programme ... (Gov.ie)

This includes exhibitions at IMMA and the National Museum celebrating the work of seminal Irish women artists and political pioneers. IMMA will open Irish ...

The day will include a number of family workshops and talks as well as a display of St Brigid's crosses. The tour will specifically highlight the themes of women, nature, and mythology, and provide a unique way to celebrate St. A number of Irish Embassies and Consulates will also organise events this year, celebrating the pioneering role of Irish women in various aspects of life. On 5 February at noon, MTU Cork School of Music and Crawford Art Gallery present Music at Midday and what promises to be a wonderful afternoon of musical enjoyment. From Washington to Warsaw, Sydney to Santiago, Ireland’s diplomatic network, in partnership with local communities, host a series of festivals each February celebrating the remarkable contribution Irish women have made – and continue to make - across the world. Brigid was a triple goddess – of healing, fire, and of poetry – and the saint who took her name, born in 450 AD, carried some of those same associations. In old Irish, Imbolc means "in the belly", a reference to lambing and the renewal Spring promises. Cousins worked for suffrage, the rights of women, and gender equality both in Ireland and in India. This presents a unique opportunity to reflect upon the vital role that Irish women have played in building, sustaining and inspiring our nation. As the first Irish public holiday named after a woman, St Brigid’s Day provides a unique opportunity to acknowledge the critical role that women have played in Irish history, culture and society. There will be a range of community based events organised by the local authorities as part of their Culture and Creativity Strategies under Creative Ireland in Galway, Kerry, Louth, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary and Kildare. As such, this bank holiday carries a dual opportunity to recognise the role of women through our arts and cultural heritage.

St Brigid's Day 2023: Events, activities and things to do across the ... (Irish Examiner)

Whether you want to get creative, lose yourself in Irish mythology or just sit back and relax with a good TV show — there's something for everyone.

Meanwhile, the work of Aoife Cawley will be exhibited in King John's Castle and open to the public on Thursday, February 2. Tiny Tots: Brigid’s Stories takes place on February 6 from 10am to 11am at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. In honour of Brigid herself and the day becoming a national holiday, there's no shortage of things to do over the long weekend. The city-wide programme aims to shed lights on the stories of Irish women. It will feature work from Rennie Buenting, Eva Byrne, Angelina Foster, Lara Grufferty, Carol Kennedy, Sibéal Riordan, Emily Robards and Sinéad Cunneen Williams. Locations include Kilkea Castle, St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare, Newbridge Town Hall and The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip. A series of events celebrating women in Irish society will take place across Limerick city to mark the national holiday. The show was filmed at St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare in front of a live audience — on the grounds where Brigid is said to have established a church and monastery. The interactive story session uses historical re-enactment and imagination to bring Irish history to life. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is hosting a range of events to celebrate St Brigid’s Day including a family-friendly interactive story session. All of the events are free and open to the public. St Brigid’s Day marks the beginning of Spring and is a celebration of our female patron saint and women in Irish society.

Harpers to celebrate St Brigid's Day in collaboration with Birr ... (Offaly Independent)

Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland will present a concert of Irish Harp music to mark the feast of St Brigid and the Festival of Imbolc in Birr next month.

We were established to promote and develop the harp in Ireland, and it is wonderful to see St Brigid’s philosophy of empowerment emerging through the passing of the tradition to our younger harpers. Siobhán’s early harp performance harks back to the ancient harping tradition, while Triona and Martin's sparkling duo and the more contemporary overview of harping in Michael’s composition provides an insight to the future direction of harping. Many have remarked on the wonderful acoustics in the church, so we are looking forward to an exceptional concert, which supports and promotes music in Birr and the surrounding areas.

A look back at Herstory's past St. Brigid's Day light shows around ... (IrishCentral)

Ahead of Herstory's week-long celebration of Ireland's newest bank holiday and Irish women, we look back at their years of St. Brigid Day light shows and ...

[Mother and Baby Homes ](https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-mother-and-baby-homes-final-report)scandal. [founding goddess of Ireland](https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/where-does-the-name-ireland-come-from) (yes our nation is named after a goddess!) by Jim Fitzpatrick illuminating [Uisneach](https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/travel-tips/visit-hill-uisneach) for the inaugural Herstory Light Festival in 2017. [a new bank holiday ](https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/ireland-bank-holidays-2023)dedicated to the country's female patron saint, [Saint Brigid](https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-brigid-ireland). Uisneach is the sacred feminine center of Ireland and indigenous elders journey here to start their world pilgrimages for peace. Brigid's Day celebrations by Herstory over the years: Below we take a look at some of the spectacular highlights from over the years as we look forward to this year's upcoming celebrations.

Taoiseach visits Kildare in advance of St Brigid's Day (Leinster Leader)

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar visited Solas Bhríde Centre & Hermitages in Kildare on Friday where he gave his support for the Saint Brigid's Day, Pau...

For more information on the various Brigid 1500 activities see www.intokildare.ie or visit www.solasbhríde.ie where you will get more information on Feile Bhríde, a week-long celebration of the legacy of Saint Brigid. It reflects a spiritual underpinning to the day and is consonant with the value of peace which Brigid stood for in her time.” Rita Minehan of Solas Bhríde said, “This movement for a Pause for Peace sets the scene for marking the new national holiday. 2024 marks the 1500th year of the passing of Saint Brigid, the patron Saint of Kildare and one of three patron saints of Ireland. This year is the first time we will have a public holiday in the name of Saint Brigid on the 6th of February which formally recognises her remarkable legacy.” The Saint Brigid’s flame was symbolically relit at a justice and peace conference in Kildare Town in 1993 and has been tended by Solas Bhríde for the past 30 years.

Did You Know ...? 31 January 2023 (Checkout)

To celebrate, the first St. Brigid's Day bank holiday weekend ALDI Ireland has teamed up with Pearse Lyons Distillery.

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Girl power! A timely salute to St Brigid - Irish feminist icon (Echo Live)

Brigid has all we are looking for in a modern feminist icon - so says Katriona Devereux.

We will always need a steady stream of engineers, scientists, doctors and third level graduates to fuel the smart economy, but what the country really needs right now, and into the future, is do-ers. There is a skills shortage across Ireland in nearly every sector from bar staff to mechanical engineers to nurses. Keep a cynical eye out for ads or commercial communication dressed up as a feeling, trying to hijack Brand Brigid to flog stuff.

Cork Green Party welcome inaugural Saint Brigid's Day (Cork's 96FM)

A bank holiday cultural programme is being rolled out in honour of the Matron Saint.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra celebrates St Brigid's Day (RTE.ie)

This Bank Holiday Monday (February 6th), The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will celebrate the feast of Brigid in the company of presenter Aoife Nic Cormaic.

"The piece begins from nothing but incrementally grows and blossoms throughout, representing birth and growth. Being the goddess of fertility amongst many other things, I wanted to create a piece that travels from birth to death and rebirth, the invisible reawakening of nature within the cold earth. This Bank Holiday Monday (February 6th), The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will celebrate the feast of Brigid in the company of presenter Aoife Nic Cormaic.

Events planned across Cork to celebrate St Brigid's Day (Echo Live)

There are a series of events taking place across Cork and the entire country to celebrate the first Irish public holiday named after a woman.

Over in Nano Nagle Place, there are two free family-friendly events to celebrate St Brigids Day on February 1. Brigid, specifically highlight the themes of women, nature, and mythology. On Wednesday February 1, expert Rosemary Kavanagh is running a workshop on traditional basket weaving and making St.

Public reading event to celebrate St Brigid's Day and Imbolc | Offaly ... (Offaly Independent)

A Tullamore group will host a special public reading event later this week to mark St Brigid's Day and Imbolc, the traditional Irish festival marking the ...

Celebrations planned for Ireland's new St Brigid's Day bank holiday ... (Irish Post)

A RAFT of cultural events will take place across Ireland this weekend to mark the nation's new bank holiday honouring St Brigid.

“As the first Irish public holiday named after a woman, St Brigid’s Day provides a unique opportunity to acknowledge the critical role that women have played in Irish history, culture and society,” an Irish Government spokesperson said as details of the cultural events they have planned were revealed. St Brigid’s Day itself falls on February 1 each year but going forward the Imbolc/St Brigid’s Day public holiday will fall on the first Monday in February, unless February 1st falls on a Friday, it has been confirmed. The full programme of Government-supported events was announced this week, to celebrate the first bank holiday in Ireland to be held in honour of a female.

Ireland celebrates women with inaugural St Brigid's Day cultural ... (IrishCentral)

In recognition of the first Bank Holiday for Imbolc / St Brigid's Day, Ireland's National Cultural Institutions will be hosting a programme of cultural ...

A number of Irish Embassies and Consulates will also organize events this year, celebrating the pioneering role of Irish women in various aspects of life. This presents a unique opportunity to reflect upon the vital role that Irish women have played in building, sustaining, and inspiring our nation. Cousins worked for suffrage, the rights of women, and gender equality both in Ireland and in India. [Herstory Light Show](https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/st-brigids-day-2023) is leading festivities by illuminating a number of local landmarks with art of Brigid and Irish goddesses across several locations in Ireland. This marks the first in a series of solo exhibitions at IMMA that will focus on Irish and international women artists throughout the year. This piece looks at her lasting legacy in Ireland and India to this day. It is envisaged that following this inaugural year, [St Brigid’s Day events](https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/st-brigids-day-traditions) will be embedded within the cultural calendar and programming for the National Cultural Institutions. As such, this bank holiday carries a dual opportunity to recognize the role of women through Ireland's arts and cultural heritage. [Herself](https://www.brigidsday.org/herself-celebrating-local-women-nature-brigid) – a large-scale public ‘projection project’ – will take place in Galway on February 4. The images will be projected at dusk on the neo-classical courthouse building in Gort town square on the new Brigid bank holiday weekend. The project illuminates those women who work quietly in the background, nurturing, protecting, growing, healing, listening, and making our world a better place to be. [ Irish public holiday](https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/ireland-bank-holidays-2023) named after a woman, [St Brigid’s Day](https://www.irishcentral.com/topic/st-brigid-s-day) provides a unique opportunity to acknowledge the critical role that women have played in Irish history, culture, and society.

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