St Brigid's Cross Making classes & Traditional music Session

Name: St Brigid's Cross Making classes & Traditional music Session
Start: 2025-01-31T19:00:00+00:00
Location: 220 sixtowns rd, BT45 7BH Draperstown, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

220 sixtowns rd, BT45 7BH Draperstown, United Kingdom | Cookstown, NI

How to make a Saint Brigid’s Cross:

Come along to The Shepherds Rest Pub where, with the help of local residents, you will be taught how to make St. Brigid's Cross.
Rushes will be supplied, but it's better to help out and bring some of your own.
Traditional musicians will be playing in the background.
After the cross-making, enjoy the music and the company.
Young and old are welcome.

St. Brigid, Ireland's patron saint, founded the first Irish monastery. Legend tells of her calming a dying pagan chieftain by weaving a cross from rushes. This act, explaining the cross's symbolism, led to his conversion.
Traditionally made from rushes or straw on St. Brigid's Day (February 1st), the cross is believed to protect homes from evil. Its distinctive design has become a popular symbol in Irish culture, featured in jewelry and other gifts.