St Brigids Day St Brigids well The legend

St. Brigid’s Day St. Brigid’s well The legend of the fox ss ’s Cro d i g i r B. t S oak ’s Cl d i g i r B. St Brainstorm in pairs what you already know about St. Brigid. (5 points needed)

Read about St. Brigid and fill in the missing words below. 456 AD Louth 452 AD Saint Briget was born between ______ 456 AD in Faughart near Dundalk and ______ Louth in Co. ____. Click here to access Google Maps View of FAUGHART

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

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

Whatnumberisiscounty. Kildare? Louth? Play the counties of Ireland Quiz to find the answer.

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

Reporting back to the class St. Brigid

Quick Quiz: Q 1 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up What county was St. Brigid born in? Dublin Louth Kildare

Quick Quiz: Q 2 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up What date do we celebrate St. Brigid’s day? 1 st February 21 st June 17 th March

Quick Quiz: Q 3 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up What county did St. Brigid found her first convent? Meath Kildare Westmeath

Quick Quiz: Q 4 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up When is the first day of Spring? 1 st January st February 1 st 1 February 1 st March

Quick Quiz: Q 5 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.

Quick Quiz: Q 6 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up What is the name of the land which St. Brigid’s cloak covered? Kildare Cathedral Faughart Curragh Kildare Curragh of of Kildare

Quick Quiz: Q 7 Write answer onto whiteboard and hold up What did St. Brigid use to make her crosses? Rushes Weeds Straw

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