If you forgot to hang your brat Bhríde on the door last night, worry not, here are 3 ways to honour one of Ireland's original icons.
Bríd is celebrating her 1500th birthday this year and her second as provider of a bank holiday in Ireland. Tá cáil Bhríde ar fud na hÉireann ó chontae Lú go Contae Chill Dara agus ar na hoileáin Árann freisin.
Bríd or Bridget was a pagan Goddess in Ireland before she became known as St. Bridget in Catholic Ireland. Bríd's reputation as a woman of great significance was well documented in Irish folklore and the renewed energy to celebrate her and her legacy has fed into re-examining how women were viewed in our national history.
Cé go bhfuil Bríd á ceiliúradh le fada an lá in Éirinn, (bhíodh cros Bhríde mar chuid lárnach de bhrandáil RTÉ ar feadh i bhfad, cuir i gcás), is léir go bhfuil muid fiosrach faoin mbean agus a hoidhreacht agus muid ag déanamh athléamh ar scéal na hÉireann ach go háirithe maidir le ról na mban in Éirinn.
1. Get to know Bríd- An Naomh agus An Bhean.
As part of Dublin's celebration of Bríd, broadcaster Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh will be in Rathmines Library at 6pm, sharing the folklore, customs and traditions associated with the festival, and tell us more about the woman who became our patron saint.
Beidh eolas á roinnt ag Aedín faoi Bhríd agus mar a rinneadh ceiliúradh uirthi in Éirinn agus an spéis atá againn inti sa lá atá inniu ann. Beidh an ócáid seo trí Ghaeilge. Is féidir tuilleadh eolais a aimsiú faoin ócáid anseo
2. Listen to how Lá 'le Bríde was celebrated via the National Folklore Collection.
Get to know about how St. Bridget's Day/ Lá 'le Bríde was recorded in the National Folklore Collection's via Bailiúchán na Scol, a project in which primary school children in the 1930s recorded the traditions and folklore in their lives. Manchán Magan reads from this incredible collection as part of Imbolc below.
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3. Find Bridget with Siobhán Mc Sweeney
Ireland celebrated its first public holiday dedicated to a woman in 2023. Siobhán McSweeney, of Derry Girls' fame, goes in search of the real St. Brigid. Ó ról na mban in Éirinn go hiarsmaí na mná timpeall na tíre, fiosraíonn Mc Sweeney gach gné den bhean seo. Is féidir leat féachaint siar ar an gclár anseo
Whichever way you choose to celebate Brigid/ Bríd, her day signifies the start of Spring in Ireland, gura fada buan í agus a hoidhreacht tábhachtach.
