St Brigid’s Day – a festival about fertility, protection and blessings

Clodagh Doyle, Keeper of the Irish Folklife Division, gives an introduction to St Brigid’s Day, an Irish festival which signaled the first day of spring in folk tradition. It was a time when people looked to St Brigid for blessings, protection and fertility for the year ahead. Learn more about the customs and practices of St. Brigid's Day in Ireland- https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Folklife-Collections/Folklife-Collections-List-(1)/Religion-and-Calendar-Customs/St-Brigid-s-Day #IrishMuseumsOnline #StBrigidsDay #howto Subscribe to the National Museum of Ireland YouTube channel and hit the bell to be notified about future videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatMuseumIrelandMAIN?sub_confirmation=1 Sign up to the National Museum of Ireland Newsletter and get regular updates on exhibitions, events and opportunities to explore history. https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/newsletter