St Brigit 1500—who was she?
Update: 2024-02-09
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Recorded on the 1 Feb 2024, at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street.
Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 1500th anniversary of the passing of St Brigit, Ireland’s most notable female saint. But who was she?—a figure of history or of myth and legend?—a goddess and/or a feminist icon? With Edel Breathnach, Elva Johnston, Bairbre Ní Fhloinn and Niamh Wycherley.
Join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, to mark the 1500th anniversary of the passing of St Brigit, Ireland’s most notable female saint. But who was she?—a figure of history or of myth and legend?—a goddess and/or a feminist icon? With Edel Breathnach, Elva Johnston, Bairbre Ní Fhloinn and Niamh Wycherley.
This Hedge School is supported by the National Library of Ireland
(Image: Saint Bride by John Duncan, 1913. (National Galleries of Scotland)
(Image: Saint Bride by John Duncan, 1913. (National Galleries of Scotland)
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