1. St. Brigid’s Day
St. Brigid’s well
St. Brigid’s Cross
St. Brigid’s Cloak
The legend
of the fox
File: BridesCross1.svg - Wikimedia commons (2006) Available at: (Accessed: 20 January 2017).
Brainstorm in pairs what you already know about St.Brigid. (5 points needed)

2. Read about St. Brigid and fill in the missing words below.
Saint Briget was born between ______ and ______ in Faughart near Dundalk in Co.________.
456 AD
Louth
452 AD
452 AD
456 AD
Louth
Click here to access Google Maps View of FAUGHART
Jones, E. (2012) Geograph: The shrine of st Brigid, Faughart upper (C) Eric Jones. Available at: (Accessed: 20 January 2017).

4. According to legend, Brigid travelled around the country founding ______ and performing miracles.
She was asked to return to _______ where any site she wanted was to be given to her.
She choose __________.
Kildare
Leinster
Convents
convents
Leinster
Kildare town

5. Visit St. Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare.
Can you locate St. Brigid’s Well?.

6. What number is county Louth? What number is county Kildare?
Play the counties of Ireland Quiz to find the answer.
Atlas of Ireland - Wikimedia commons (no date) Available at: (Accessed: 20 January 2017).

7. Students can reference Ask About Ireland website,
In groups, students must research one of the following headings and report their findings back to the class.
Cloak
Cross
Students can reference Ask About Ireland website,
view here.
Well
Religious Life
Legend of the fox
Legend of the fox

8. Reporting back to the class
St. Brigid

9. Quick Quiz: Q1 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What county was St. Brigid born in?
Dublin
Louth
Kildare
Louth

10. Quick Quiz: Q2 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What date do we celebrate St. Brigid’s day?
1st February
21st June
17th March
1st February

11. Quick Quiz: Q3 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What county did St. Brigid found her first convent?
Meath
Kildare
Westmeath
Westmeath

12. Quick Quiz: Q4 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
When is the first day of Spring?
1st January
1st February
1st March
1st February

13. Quick Quiz: Q5 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What is the story behind St. Brigid’s Cloak?
St. Brigid asked the King of Leinster for the amount of land her cloak covered. The cloak grew and spread for acres.

14. Quick Quiz: Q6 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What is the name of the land which St. Brigid’s cloak covered?
Kildare Cathedral
Faughart
Curragh of Kildare
Curragh of Kildare

15. Quick Quiz: Q7 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up
What did St. Brigid use to make her crosses?
Rushes
Weeds
Straw
Rushes

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