Oral and folk tradition recounts that St. Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in Ireland on Feb. 1, made a cross from rushes or reeds to explain Christianity to the faithful in much the same way ...

The woman of the house gave her a wooden cup laced with poison. Gathering some rushes and making a cross the saint drank the water and lived. The woman broke down and asked if she could have the ...

Image: Matt Brown The old railway lands behind King's Cross have changed almost beyond ... soon to become Central St Martins College. These three images are taken from almost the same spot on ...

THE National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park, Castlebar, is hosting an afternoon of workshops exploring the popular tradition of crafting St. Brigid's Crosses on Saturday, January 25. There are two ...