St Brigid: Carrying the flame of faith in ancient Ireland

St Brigid: Carrying the flame of faith in ancient Ireland St Brigid of Kildare. Photo: CNS/Cillian Kelly

Saint Brigid is, perhaps unexpectedly, at the forefront of the public’s mind, what with her feast day becoming the occasion of a public holiday this year. However, many have chosen to focus instead on the pre-Christian goddess of the same name – some going so far as to say that there was no historical St…

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