This year will see the arrival of a new permanent public holiday on Monday, to recognise the Saint.
A powerful icon for environmentalism and feminism in and outside of religion, is how St Brigid is being described today.
Lá Fhéile Bríde celebrates Ireland's only female patron saint today, with many children in schools across the midlands busy making crosses in her honour.
This year will see the arrival of a new permanent public holiday on Monday, to recognise the Saint.
Mullingar Historian Ruth Illingworth says there's a lot to admire about St Brigid's story:
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