St. Brigid’s Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde - celebrates Ireland’s only female patron saint on February 1st. Traditionally, crosses are made in St Brigid’s honour and people would hang them over the door and around the home to welcome St Brigid. People believed St Brigid crossed through the land on the eve of her feast day and gave blessings and protection to homes and farms where crosses were hung in her honour.
