The old people used to make Bridget's crrosses out of rushes (although willow and straw were used at times as well). Hanging over the door they provide protection for the house. In fact some people still make them, schoolchildren all over the country will be making them today. Saturday I went for a walk and met a woman in the street with a huge bunch of rushes in her bag, it was obvious how she was going to spend her Sunday .
Here are a few:
One standing on the little shelf over my computer screen:
A three legged one, perhaps more triskell like, referring to the trinity perhaps:
and a simple design popular on the Aran islands, although I have met people from Doolin who said they used to make these when young:
Bridget is a versatile old Biddy, it sometimes seems she'll be whatever you want her to be, saint, pre christian goddess, earthmother, feminist icon and what have you.
here's one song, incorporating the old hymn to Bridget and taking it from there : Bridget's Kiss
There's this as well:
St Bridget's day 2022 @ ITMATo celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde/St Brigid's Day 2022, the Irish Traditional Music Archive, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, commissioned three traditional artists to compose new works inspired by lore relating to Brigid: Louise Mulcahy (uilleann piper and flute player); Síle Denvir (harper and sean-nós singer), and Caitlin Nic Gabhann (concertina player and dancer).