In Third and Fourth Class, we made Saint Brigid’s crosses. They are made from rushes. The cross usually has a square shape in the centre followed by groups of rushes that form a cross. The crosses are traditionally made on the feast day of Saint Brigid, the 1st of February, to commemorate this brave and determined lady. Each pupil mastered the technique of cross making, which involves skill and patience! The woven rushes are thought to keep evil, fire and hunger from the homes in which it is displayed.
So who is Saint Brigid?
Saint Brigid was born in Faughart in County Louth. She lived
in a farmhouse. She always helped out by doing many jobs around the farm like
herding cattle and churning butter. When she was growing up Brigid was a kind
and loving child. She loved learning and always seized the opportunity to learn
something new.
Most of all she loved to help people. She especially liked
to help those most in need like beggars, the sick or the lonely. She gave these
people food and cared for them. These people often felt better when in the care
of Saint Brigid. Brigid would never leave someone in need and always put others
needs before her own.
Brigid grew up to be a wonderful and kind woman and many
noble lords wanted to marry her. Brigid had no desire to be married and instead
she became a nun. Her father Dubtach was angry at this but Brigid forgave him
and knew that he just didn’t understand. Brigid is loved and admired by many.
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