Making use of today's #StBrigidsDay #BankHoliday to do some weeding in the back garden, I accidentally inconvenienced a wren who responded by chirping very loudly at me for at least twenty minutes.

Fascinating article by @john_kilraine about the Journalist's Church, St Brides in Fleet St, probably founded by Irish in 7th century.

The church held its first ever service for its patron saint yesterday. David Mongey of the tourism body "Into Kildare" organised the service.

Mr Monget said his organisation is trying to extend the festival of St Brigid around the world.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0206/1353956-st-brides-church-london/

More on St Bride's and its history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bride%27s_Church

#LaFheileBride #StBrigidsDay

Fascinating article by @john_kilraine about the Journalist's Church, St Brides in Fleet St, probably founded by Irish in 7th century.

The church held its first ever service for its patron saint on #StBrigidsDay.
David Mongey of the tourism body "Into Kildare" organised the service.

Mr Monget said his organisation is trying to extend the festival of St Brigid around the world.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0206/1353956-st-brides-church-london/

More on St Bride's and its history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bride%27s_Church

#LaFheileBride

Happy #StBrigidsDay
Image by Jim Fitzpatrick available on his shop
https://jimfitzpatrick.com/product/brid-the-healer/

https://roaringwaterjournal.com/2023/02/05/brigid-a-bishop-in-all-but-name/ I dug into the Vita Prima, written about 750, and illustrated it richly with stained glass images. #Brigid #Brigid1500 #StBrigidsDay #IrishStainedGlass #HarryClarkeStudios

Féile na mBan is a brand-new festival celebrating women in art, history, literature, music and other spheres. It is taking place in #Bundoran, Co Donegal over the #StBrigidsDay Bank Holiday weekend. #LaFheileBride #FeileNamBan

https://rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/0204/1353720-feile-na-mban-donegal/ via
@rte

RT @LindaDoyle
As of today, the sculptures of four outstanding women are now part of the iconic collection in Trinity’s Old Library. What a great way to mark #StBrigidsDay

This is the sculpture of mathematician Ada Lovelace with artist Maudie Brady.

#TCDOldLibrary

RT @ArturSirbu1
Who knew that our inaugural celebration of #StBrigidsDay would find me in #Grenoble attending talks by admirable women @DearbhailDibs & spending time w/ the warm hearted Irish community.
🙏 @EricPiolle @Prefet38 @UGrenobleAlpes for the excellent reception.
Can’t wait to be back.

RT @IRLConsulLyon
Très honoré d’avoir accueilli @DearbhailDibs pour notre première fête de Brigid à Lyon et Grenoble pour révéler les thèmes de féminité et créativité.

Deux villes qui nous ont très bien reçu et avec lesquelles on a beaucoup de points en commun. #StBrigidsDay

Never offer to do St Brigids ironing for her… #StBrigidsDay

St Brigid's Day sunset in West Cork.
Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh go lear.

#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc #WestCork #Ireland

...spring blooms in Orlando, happy #StBrigidsDay

"I should like a great lake of ale, for the King of Kings. I should like the family of heaven to be drinking it through time eternal."
—St Brigid of Kildare

The first-ever Irish number one single by a woman was Cilla Black's cover of 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' in March 1964, (in)famously stealing a march on the UK release of Dionne Warwick's original #LáFhéileBríde #StBrigidsDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lAPyZVKH9Y

The first Irish woman to have an Irish number one was Eileen Reid in 1964, with The Cadets, on a cover of Jim Reeves' 'Fallen Star'. For lack of 'Fallen Star' online, here's her best-known song: 'I Gave My Wedding Dress Away' #LáFhéileBríde #StBrigidsDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISYV4ahKpQU

For the day that's in it - a new model of housing for Ireland - suburban feel with urban densities - by JFOC Architects and FastHouse.

Part of the Irish Architecture Foundation's Housing Unlocked exhibition running at the old Science Gallery in TCD until 21st February.

https://housingunlocked.ie/projects/home4community/

#housing #IrishArchitecture #IAFArchitecture #Imbolc #StBrigidsDay #LaLeBríde #StBrigidsCross

Also on Twitter, a short video

RT HerstoryIreland

“Brigid supports #WomenLifeFreedom ” by Roxana Manouchehri illuminated the #WonderfulBarn in Leixlip, Kildare last night

In this piece, St Brigid is cutting her hair to support the Iranian women's movement.
#StBrigidsDay #Imbolc

https://twitter.com/HerstoryIreland/status/1620743308531372035

The #morninglight shone bright this morning for #Imbolc, (#StBrigidsDay ,1st of #February and some say the beginning of #spring).

#nature #light #dark #imbolc #naturephotography #photography
#natureconnectedness
#walkeveryday #slow #LongCovidrecovery

Happy #StBrigidsDay! #LáFéileBrigid shona duit!

Today is the first day of #Spring... OR IS IT?

I do believe today is as good a day as any to go into what seasons even are.

Happy #StBrigidsDay from your Kildare friend! 🌸

The first women of any nationality to be number one in Ireland on 1 February were Agnetha and Frida of ABBA in 1976 with 'Mamma Mia' #LáFhéileBríde #StBrigidsDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI