The year 2024 marks the 1500th anniversary of the death of Brigit of Kildare, a figure who fascinates and inspires countless people to the present day.
A one-day conference on Saturday 26th October from 9.45am-5pm at Glenstal Abbey will explore her legacy and that of other Women of God through archaeology, history and folklore. It also celebrates the memory of the great Glenstal Brigit scholar and Celticist, An tAthair Seán Ó Duinn OSB.
Talks include:
- The Holy Helpers and the Handmaid: Aspects of Devotion to Female Saints in Late Medieval Ireland with Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB
- Brigit in Irish Popular Tradition: devotion, narrative, performance and belief with Professor Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
- Sean Ó Duinn OSB – In Retrospect with Luke Macnamara OSB
- The Archaeology of Brigit with Dr Tracy Collins
- St Brigit: forging a patron saint in medieval Ireland with Dr Liz Dawson
For more information and for bookings please contact events@glenstal.com or telephone 061 621005.