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St Brigid's Day

  • 31-01-2008 10:58pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭


    Isn't this tomorrow? Shouldn't we be having a national holiday? Maybe a bit of mass in the morning, a quick parade before lunch and a filthy drinking session for the rest of the day - a day of general debauchery, her being the patron saint of loose women and all of that!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    im not a catholic but somehow i know that tomorrow is st.blaze day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,123 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    Isn't this tomorrow? Shouldn't we be having a national holiday? Maybe a bit of mass in the morning, a quick parade before lunch and a filthy drinking session for the rest of the day - a day of general debauchery, her being the patron saint of loose women and all of that!

    + 1
    eh +2 for general debauchery


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    im not a catholic but somehow i know that tomorrow is st.blaze day.
    Nope, he's right, tomorrow (well, to-day, really) is Brigid, Sunday is Blaize


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Scoops anyone?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    As co-patron saint of Ireland I think that St Brigid's Day should be a co-national holiday. It is also my birthday so that adds weight to my argument.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    I've never even heard of St Brigid's day.
    What we should really be trying to do is get the English Government to make St Patrick's Day a holiday.
    They actually expect us to work that day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,332 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    yes for extra bank holiday
    no for having it on Feb 1st - have it in the summer (July)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,122 ✭✭✭LadyJ


    I used to go to St Brigid's primary school so we always got the day off fot it.
    Twas fantastic!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Dinter


    We used to have to make those odd St Brigid crosses in primary school on the day.

    It wasn't in any way as exciting as I'm making it sound.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭fillmore jive


    I remember making those things. Absolute torture. I never really understood why we had to do it coz my hands would always be in bits afterwards.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    LadyJ wrote: »
    I used to go to St Brigid's primary school so we always got the day off fot it.
    Twas fantastic!

    She was patron st of our school too. We never got to make the crosses though :(

    She is a Celtic Goddess of fire or something and you are supposed to put a candle in your window tonight.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭Dinter


    Teachers probably sold them for pocket money.

    We need a Tribunal sharpish!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭sidneykidney


    Today is St.Brigid's day,more importantly it's my birthday today:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Blisterman wrote: »
    I've never even heard of St Brigid's day.

    Ah come on, you must have made the crosses in Primary School?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    Happy Birthday Sidney.
    meh blah to st bridgets day....

    its the first day of spring

    THIS DAMN WINTER IS OVER.

    and like on que, today the birds a singing the sun is shining....inbetween rain showers

    WINTER IS OVER!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Lady Lainy wrote: »
    Happy Birthday Sidney.
    meh blah to st bridgets day....

    its the first day of spring

    THIS DAMN WINTER IS OVER.

    and like on que, today the birds a singing the sun is shining....inbetween rain showers

    WINTER IS OVER!

    [DAMNING VOICE] It's always Winter in Cork. [/DAMNING VOICE]


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    LMAO true...

    the cork seasons.....

    Rainy - Autumn
    Cold- Winter
    Less Rainy - Spring
    Less Cold - SUmmer


    Yes i think


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭The Chessplayer


    Blisterman wrote: »
    I've never even heard of St Brigid's day.
    What we should really be trying to do is get the English Government to make St Patrick's Day a holiday.
    They actually expect us to work that day.

    Wouldn't be on for that. It's not their day, it's ours.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,122 ✭✭✭LadyJ


    Ha, they were never optimistic enough to let us make the crosses but we did have to draw them every year......for EIGHT years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    Wouldn't be on for that. It's not their day, it's ours.

    Well it's celebrated a lot more than St George's day is.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Happy birthday sidneykidney and hilly billy :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭FunkyChicken


    WindSock wrote: »
    She was patron st of our school too. We never got to make the crosses though :(

    She is a Celtic Goddess of fire or something and you are supposed to put a candle in your window tonight.
    I didnt know that. I just thought she built a church in Kildare or something.

    edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bridget#Connection_with_pagan_Brigid

    Hmm conspiracy I reckon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    WindSock wrote: »
    Happy birthday sidneykidney and hilly billy :)
    Thanks WindSock!

    SidneyKidney - Have a good one. Beers are on me in Yore Ma's over in BG&RH.


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