Happy St Brigid's Day everyone. 2023 is a massive year for Brigid as she now has her own national holiday - just like St Patrick.
Our friends at Herstory were really important in the campaign and they have shared some great facts, stories and legends about St Brigid with us here!
She was born in Dundalk in 450 AD St Brigid was the founder of the first monastery in County Kildare.
Her father was a pagan chieftain of Leinster and her mother was a Christian. St Patrick inspired her to spread the word of God.
One of the most famous symbols for St Brigid is her cross. Below you can learn how to make a St Brigid's Cross with Tom Doyle in this video from the National Museum of Ireland.
There is also another lesson on how to make a three-armed cross HERE
You can see more from the Museum here: National Museum of Ireland St Brigid
You can find out more on the RTÉ website here:
