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A growing number of people are marking St Brigid's Day with tattoos

Watch: Marking St Brigid's Day with a cross tattoo

It's St Brigid's Day. And with the resurgence of interest in St Brigid, more and more people are opting for a permanent way to celebrate Ireland's 'matron saint'.

St Brigid's Day • 01 Feb

Brigid 1500 celebrations will take place across the country

Celebrations across Ireland to mark St Brigid's day

A huge programme of events is being planned for Brigid 1500 celebrations, ranging from traditional St Brigid's cross-making to spectacular light shows and concerts spread across the second Bank Holiday weekend in her honour.

Leinster • 01 Feb 24

The fragment of St Brigid's skull is believed to have been moved from Kildare to Co Down and Portugal since 524AD

Relic of St Brigid returned to Kildare after millennium

A relic of St Brigid - a fragment of her skull - has been returned to Co Kildare after over 1,000 years, where it has been placed on permanent display inside St Brigid's Parish Church.

Leinster • 29 Jan 24

The church on Fleet Street is currently better known as the journalists' church

London church holds service in honour of St Brigid

An ancient London church founded in honour of St Brigid of Kildare has held its first ever service for its patron saint.

UK • 06 Feb 23

St Brigid's Day was celebrated on 1 February

Critical role of women in history being marked

The Chester Beatty is using St Brigid's Day to acknowledge the critical role that women have played in Irish history, culture and society.

Ireland • 05 Feb 23

A mural of St Brigid in Dundalk, Co Louth

'Trailblazer' St Brigid celebrated in song and prayer

The first day of February marks St Brigid's day, the first day of Spring and the beginning of the ancient Celtic festival of Imbolg.

Ireland • 01 Feb 23

Kildare children inspired by trailblazing St Brigid

Children from Co Kildare have said learning about St Brigid has inspired them, as she was "kind" and "helped the poor and the sick."

Kildare • 01 Feb 21

St Brigid's Well in Clondalkin is important to the local community

Groups mark St Brigid's Day and start of spring

Today marks the first day of spring and it is also a time when Christians and pagans celebrate the anticipated changing of the seasons.

Ireland • 01 Feb 18

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