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February | Assimilating Brigid

Saint Brigid’s Holy Well, Liscannor, County Clare © Ali Isaac Gabhaim molta Bríghde, iníon í le hÉireann. Iníon le gach tír í, molaimís go léir í, Lóchrann geal na Laighneach, soils' ar feadh na tíre, Ceann ar óigheacht Éireann, ceann na mban ar míne. Tig an Geimhreadh dian dubh, gearra lena géire, Ach ar lá le Bríghde, gar dúinn Earrach Éireann. Gabhaim molta Bríghde, iníon í le hÉireann, Iníon le gach tír í, molaimís go léir í. I give praise to Brigid, daughter of Ireland. Daughter of all lands, let us praise her, The bright torch of Leinster, shining across the country, The leader of Ireland's youth, leader of gentle women. The house of Winter is dark, cutting with its sharpness, But on Brigid's Day, Spring in Ireland draws near to us. I give praise to Brigid, daughter of Ireland, Daughter of all lands, let us praise her. *** Aoife Ní Fhearraigh Gabhaim Molta Bríghde (I Give Praise to Brigid) What is Imbolc?

FEBRUARY 1st IS A SPECIAL DAY IN IRELAND; as of this year, 2023, it has officially been declared a national bank holiday, the first and only national public holiday in celebration of a woman in Ireland: Saint Brigid, granting her equal status with her peer, Saint Patrick.

Falling half-way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, and known on the Irish Celtic calendar as the festival of Imbolc, February 1st trad...

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