Saint Brigid is the patron saint of Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns and newborn babies, according to ...

Ireland elevates St. Brigid alongside St. Patrick, reclaiming its forgotten female saint and marking a dramatic shift from Catholic conservatism to progressive nation ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

Over the years, Patrick became "strongly identified" with Ireland and would become one of its three patron saints, along with St. Brigid and St. Columba, Waidler said. The first St. Patrick's Day ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland ... the burial place for Ireland’s other saints, Brigid and Columba, as well as Saul.

Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron ... for Ireland’s other saints, Brigid and Columba, as well as Saul. However, some state that St ...