St. Brigid's Day

We celebrated St. Brigid's day by creating our own St. Brigid's crosses.

St. Brigid, also known as "Mary of the Gael”, was an abbess which is the head of an abbey of nuns. She was the founder of the first Irish monastery in County Kildare, Ireland. Born in Dundalk in 450 AD, St Brigid was the first person to create the unique cross which bears her name. This cross is normally hand created from rushes and is thought to keep evil, fire and hunger from the homes in which it is displayed.

Concentrating on their crosses.

Primary 6's presenting their crosses.

Pleased with their achievements.

Primary 4's efforts at cross making.

Theo Brolly passing on some wisdom to the younger children!

Enjoying St. Brigid's day

Concentrating on their hand made crosses.

Primary 3 working hard.

Carefully putting their crosses together.