That is now being moved to St Brigid’s parish church in Kildare, where it will be housed in a specially designed shrine. The ceremony came ahead of St Brigid’s Day in Ireland on February 1. “It’s very meaningful because we wouldn’t have a Kildare without her – Kildare owes its existence to St Brigid,” she told the PA news agency. Two years ago, the Irish Government announced that a new bank holiday for the country would be named after St Brigid. It falls on the nearest Monday following St Brigid’s Day.

Source: The Herald January 28, 2024 14:03 UTC