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In Toryglen, on Glasgow's southside, there is St. Brigid's RC parish. [63] In Hebridean mythology and folklore, one of the most prominent figures featured in ethnomusicologist Margaret Fay Shaw's iconic 1955 book Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist is St Brigid of Kildare, about whom many local stories, songs, and customs are recorded. [64]
Brigid or Brigit (/ ˈ b r ɪ dʒ ɪ d, ˈ b r iː ɪ d / BRIJ-id, BREE-id, Irish: [ˈbʲɾʲiːdʲ]; meaning 'exalted one'), [1] also Bríd, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland.She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.
Brigid's cross is named for Brigid of Kildare, the only female patron saint of Ireland, who was born c. 450 in Leinster.Unlike her contemporary, Saint Patrick, Brigid left no historical record, and most information about her life and work derives from a hagiography written by the monk Cogitosus some 200 years after her birth. [13]
Kildare Cathedral, or St Brigid's Cathedral in Kildare, is one of two Church of Ireland cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin . Originally a Catholic cathedral, it was built in the 13th century on the site of an important Celtic Christian abbey, which is said to have been founded ...
A virgin saint, one of the companions of St. Brigid. She was a cook in the convent of St. Brigid at Kildare. 29 January [36] Boadin: Ireland Monk, moved to France, known for kindness and living the Rule of Benedict [37] Boethian of Pierrepoint 7th century Ireland Pierrepoint (France)
Cogitosus was a monk of Kildare, an important monastery in Ireland, who wrote the oldest extant vita of Saint Brigid, Vita Sanctae Brigidae, around 650. [1] There is a controversy as to whether he was related to Saint Brigid. [2] Muirchú moccu Machtheni names Cogitosus as the first Irish hagiographer. [3]
Hamilton County Commissioners, (L-R), Stephanie Summerow Dumas, Alicia Reece and Denise Driehaus, were all overcome with emotion as they talked about the resignation of Auditor Brigid Kelly, due ...
Within the area of Beckery, there is a site known locally as St Brigid’s Chapel which was thought to represent a minor monastic site, possibly with a holy shrine known as an oratory.' [4] Despite the chapel now lying in ruin, it is a popular destination for pilgrims and is used as an archaeological 'training site' which allows people to ...