St. Brigid's Day, February 1, is when Ireland remembers the Celtic goddess Brigid and her immense power in both the Irish mythological and religious imagination. The goddess Brigid was the ...

For when we behold the woven cross that harmoniously unites our heartland within our hands, we hold the spirit of Celtic-Christian worlds. Old Irish maps also offer further insight into our ...

The Celtic cross, often referred to as the Irish cross, is a symbol of faith that combines a traditional Christian cross with a surrounding nimbus or ring. This design is thought to have been ...

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

It is popularly believed that St. Patrick introduced the Celtic cross in Ireland; it combines a symbol of the sun with the traditional Christian cross. “You always dream of moments like that but ...

Superimposing a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross. While Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland, he was never actually ...