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. Find out more about some of the customs and traditions associated with St Brigid’s Day in Ireland: #IrishMuseumsOnline #StBrigidsDay #HowTo Subscribe to the National Museum of Ireland YouTube channel and hit the bell to be notified about future videos: