st brigid's day, where's all the crosses?

Hotblack Desiato · 04-02-2019 03:14PM

Sweetemotion wrote: »

Have any of the other 90% of people on this forum who went to an Irish Catholic school here in Ireland, ever been thought about how the dirty pagan gods and protestants are going to Hell or just this guy?

I don't believe him and think he is telling porkies.

Yes we were taught about hell, and that everyone who wasn't a good catholic was going there.

topper75 · 04-02-2019 04:06PM

Surely you move to other countries to engage with their traditions, not urinate on them.

Otherwise you are just a colonist.

Are immigrants into Ireland colonists? I hope not.

RayCun · 04-02-2019 04:18PM

topper75 wrote: »

Surely you move to other countries to engage with their traditions, not urinate on them.

Otherwise you are just a colonist.

Are immigrants into Ireland colonists? I hope not.

Nobody's pissing on St Brigid's crosses.

There's no reason to believe this has anything to do with immigration.

Colonists, really?

Better luck next time.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 04-02-2019 04:29PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Yes we were taught about hell, and that everyone who wasn't a good catholic was going there.

It's interesting, I had the complete opposite experience. Hell was literally never brought up, ever, it was all luvy dovy soppy hippy Jesus stuff.

Really annoying young female teachers playing guitars, singing Christian songs and getting you to speak about your feelings.

This was 90s and early 00s so maybe things had changed by that stage. Tbh I think I would've preferred the hellfire and brimstone method.

Hotblack Desiato · 04-02-2019 08:55PM

Late 70s and it seemed to be a transition between eras then. You had the class teacher with all the Jesus loves you stuff, then the old priest would come into the class and start talking about hell

Sardonicat · 04-02-2019 09:06PM

The nuns made sure we knew about hell. Remember one little old nun, my 2nd class teacher, telling us that our guardian angels collected our sins in a special sack he carried and going to confession was how how the sack got emptied. If you died with sins in your sack the devil put you in it and carried you off to hell. Sweet dreams, little children. This was in 1980.

Of course, because we Catholics are the only ones that have the sacrament of confession we are the only ones that can go to heaven because our sins can be absolved. No matter how good a protestant is they can never go to heaven, but maybe they can stick around in purgatory, which is better than hell. Distinctly remember my 6th class teacher telling us this in 1984. It distressed me because my BIL is C of E and I was traumatised thinking he was going to hell.

topper75 · 05-02-2019 04:17PM

RayCun wrote: »

Nobody's pissing on St Brigid's crosses.

There's no reason to believe this has anything to do with immigration.

Colonists, really?

Better luck next time.

Ok - it's the next time - I'll try my 'luck' again!

They are pissing on traditions when they ignore them or refuse to engage with them. The kids of the 'new' Irish should do as Irish kids have always done. Otherwise how are we supposed to accept them as Irish at all. Unless of course I have missed something offensive about this time-honoured craft?
Making a cross does not put you under some hoodoo sway of a controlling parish priest. Don't be so fearful of Irish ways.

alloywheel · 05-02-2019 04:21PM

Topper75, you can still be Irish without believing in a particular religion or superstitions or whatever you want to call it yourself, like..

RayCun · 05-02-2019 04:37PM

topper75 wrote: »

Ok - it's the next time - I'll try my 'luck' again!

They are pissing on traditions when they ignore them or refuse to engage with them. The kids of the 'new' Irish should do as Irish kids have always done. Otherwise how are we supposed to accept them as Irish at all. Unless of course I have missed something offensive about this time-honoured craft?
Making a cross does not put you under some hoodoo sway of a controlling parish priest. Don't be so fearful of Irish ways.

Stop being such a drama queen.

Not doing a thing /= pissing on that thing

And again, since you missed this last time in your rush to blame everything on foreigners, there's no reason to believe this has anything to do with "the new Irish". Unless by "new" you mean "born in the last 60 years".

sporina · 01-02-2023 09:00PM

Happy St. Brigid's Day all.. and Spring is here woo hoo

boardise · 01-02-2023 09:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109305459#Comment_109305459

I'm not saying any of this malarkey matters a damn but it seems highly likely that 'Brigid' represents a Pagan goddess more than a Christian saint....plus the cross of Brigid is an ancient symbol of the sun or good luck belonging actually to the same family as the Swastika. Ultimately, anything one likes can be read into these ciphers.

P.S. Just saw Conall Cernach's post @ 2.49 !

boardise · 01-02-2023 09:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109307391#Comment_109307391

Also , according to Maeve Brigid Callan , Professor of Religion in Iowa , St.Brigid is in effect the patron saint of abortion. ...which my or may not be of interest to R Catholic enthusiasts of today.

Beechwoodspark · 01-02-2023 09:44PM

they made them in my kids school - Catholic ethos in north Kildare. The school and the specific teacher is great for keeping up traditions - I’m told there were some complaints by some “new irish” parents at Christmas over the kids learning hymns and gathering around the life size crib etc. Harmless stuff. The parents were told to either remove their kids from the school or put up with it, which they did.

archfi · 01-02-2023 09:44PM

Happy St. Brigid's Day

Leg End Reject · 01-02-2023 09:47PM

I was taught by nuns and we never made crosses, we were told about hell and were also regularly informed that we were all likely to end up there. 😂

boardise · 01-02-2023 09:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109316633#Comment_109316633

Not to mention how they do be (mis)treating the women ....oops , the feminist sisters won't like me saying that.

Strumms · 01-02-2023 09:51PM

One of the nuns used to go around inspecting the local kids and on occasion where she asked one of them..

“ show me your cross “..

this happened..

wotzgoingon · 01-02-2023 09:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189073#Comment_120189073

P.S. Just saw Conall Cernach's post @ 2.49 !

You should be looking at the date and not the time more specifically the year. You are replying to people who posted four years ago.

boardise · 01-02-2023 09:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189230#Comment_120189230

Tantrum Ergo.

dotsman · 01-02-2023 10:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189007#Comment_120189007

I don't think anybody, bar some far right irish catholics (otherwise known as nuns) could give a toss about brigid's day.

Oh, and spring doesn't start for another month so I wouldn't go changing the duvet just yet.

sporina · 01-02-2023 10:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189284#Comment_120189284

St. Brigid is pre christian!

Seriously - St. Brigid's Day wishes to ye all!!!

dotsman · 01-02-2023 10:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189347#Comment_120189347

Take a second to read what you just wrote.

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Still stumped? I'll give you a clue - look at the first 2 letters in your post (and the full stop after them).

Leg End Reject · 01-02-2023 10:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189394#Comment_120189394

Last century. 😂

01-02-2023 10:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057951916/st-brigids-day-wheres-all-the-crosses

That's such a shame as its part of our heritage as well.

When my boys were younger they attended the local ET school. There they took a different approach and celebrated all the various festivals Catholic Muslim Jewish etc.

A much more holistic approach.

sporina · 01-02-2023 10:44PM

no hope for some of you board's folk at all.. ye need some love in your lives

Strumms · 01-02-2023 11:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189551#Comment_120189551

Love ? Nahhh just…More vitamin D

Hotblack Desiato · 02-02-2023 05:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189191#Comment_120189191

Good to know that Irish Catholics are as tolerant as ever 🙄 Maybe read the Constitution of Ireland sometime, especially the bit about the right to freedom of religion in education.