About this Event
Join us for a celebration of St Brigid's Day 2026 at Streford Public Hall to welcome Imbolc (spring). Expect craft activities, ceilidh dancing, live music and food. All ages welcome! Drop in anytime between 12pm-3pm.
More information will follow soon.
Who was St. Brigid?
St. Brigid was born in the fifth century in Faughart, Co. Louth, about ten minutes from what is now the Northern Irish border. It is believed she was born on the first of February and that she also died on the first of February. Different versions of her life exist, but the consistent stories tell us that one of her parents was baptised a Christian by St. Patrick himself. She was known for her charitable and kind nature. She became a nun and aspired to build a church. She was initially denied land for her church, but was later granted 'only the amount of land that her cloak covered'. A miracle is said to have occurred when her cloak grew and grew until it reached a sufficient size for a church to be built on.
St. Brigid's Day also celebrates the pagan Celtic goddess Brigit, or Brig as she was known, of pre-Christian Ireland. Her feast day, February 1st, marked Imbolc, the festival of spring. Marking saint days in line with pagan festivals was seen as a way of easing the transition from folk religions to Christianity.
St. Brigid is known as the patron saint of livestock, babies, new mothers and nuns, as well as others.
(Source: Ulster Folk Museum: https://www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/stories/st-brigids-day).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stretford Public Hall, Chester Road, Stretford, United Kingdom
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