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Terri Conroy from Danu’s Irish Herb Garden, explores the educational and spiritual essence of Brigit’s Garden. During an interview with Jenny, the discussion highlights the garden’s focus on Celtic festivals,…

The blackberries are ripening in the hedgerows and the barley glows golden in the fields: it is Lughnasa, the word for the month of August as Gaeilge, the season of…

This pretty butterfly is one of the earliest on the wing and is easy to spot, with orange tips on white wings. It frequents damp habitats and feeds on nectar…

From Winter Solstice we have prevailed through the depths of the dark winter and the re-birth of the light, and now approach the tipping point of the Spring Equinox, so…

In forest and in gardens, the silver-barked birch trees stand sentinel during these in-between days of no-longer winter and not-quite spring. If you look close, the buds of the leaves…

Nature is not ‘over there’ somewhere, it is the water we drink and the food we eat, it is the trees and plants in our parks and gardens, the birdsong we hear, the beaches and woods we flock to at weekends – we are part of nature, and we do not flourish if we are deprived of it.

Blackthorn and Hawthorn – can you tell the difference between these two small, thorny threes? On blackthorn, the flowers come before the leaves. The small, white blossoms on bare twigs…

Earthwoman listens to herself She knows her own voice She curves round the year Like a green shawl, She waits for her own time. The blackbird hops between seasons A…

A blackbird thrills, a cuckoo in the distance. The air full of the sound of children playing, shrieks and squeals! An aroma of baking – I was always patial to…

Last Sunday, 28th January, we gathered in the Roundhouse for a beautiful day-long celebration of Brigit stories and rituals. So much of the tradition still resonates today. There is the…

As planet Earth spins on its orbit and our northern lands point away from the sun, we experience longer nights and shorter days. We can see that the sun is…

If you’ve ever pinched a sprig of fresh thyme in your fingers, you won’t easily forget the woody, earthy fragrance. Thyme grows wild in Ireland but is also a popular…

Brigit’s Garden with kind support from Galway County Council are proud to take part in the 2 Go Cup Deposit and Return Scheme. Customers now have the option to get…

Heading west for Connemara? Pack the walking shoes and make sure to take in a beautiful walk around Connemara and the Islands. There are trails to suit every level of fitness,…

Brigit was a herbalist and used wild herbs to nourish and heal body and spirit.  Many of her plants grow in our gardens, hedgerows and meadows, providing wild and free…

Wednesday, 21st December 2022 marks the shortest day of the year – the Winter Solstice. Solstice means ‘sun-stop’, and for three days around the solstice the sun appears to rise…

If you’ve been to Brigit’s Garden you will be aware of the friendly robin who lives beside the Café. He’ll be top of our list when it comes to the…

Nature Mindfulness/Forest Bathing is based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku and on mindfulness practices. It is a sensory, mindful experience using simple ‘invitations’ to connect with nature, leaving…

They say that you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes… – perhaps even a kilometre will do it. A kilometre is the length of trail that skirts around the boundaries…

Butterflies have a special magic, and watching them fluttering around your garden or stopping to sip nectar on a flower lifts the heart. As someone once said, ‘look after the…

Lughnasa is the traditional festival at the beginning of August that marks the transition from summer to harvest, as the vibrant green hues of June and July begin to give…

The vanilla-almond scent of meadowsweet fills the air this month and her creamy white, frothy flowers polka-dot fields and hedgerows. Known also as Queen of the Meadow, she is a…

What a joyous time of the year! The long summer nights and the season of abundance in nature are arriving. The summer solstice is generally a period full of intoxicating…

Do you recall sitting in the grass as a child making a Slabhra Sí (Fairy Chain) from these beautiful little flowers? Maybe you pulled each petal off and recited “he…

Did you know that apples and roses come from the same family? Perhaps not surprising when you see the beautiful, spirit-lifting flower- the apple blossom- that appears on the apple…

Looking across the Imbolc Garden this beautiful May morning, here in Brigit’s Garden, Galway, we are lucky to have a hundreds of Cowslips growing. This is a native Irish flower…

A spring herb we love, who is growing vibrant and aromatic in the Lughnasa garden and who represents the promise of spring, is lemon balm or Melissa officinalis. Lemon balm…

In order to create a wildflower meadow the first step is to decide if you want your area to be an annual or a perennial meadow: An annual meadow lasts…

What are Bug Hotels good for? Think of a Bug Hotel as an amazing resort built especially for little creatures! Bugs are hugely beneficial for biodiversity and help pollinate fruit,…

Brigit’s Garden is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity in Ireland, CHY 20053758. The project was set up by Jenny Beale out of her passion for nature and education.…

Would you like flexible day-time hours with a 5pm finish in a beautiful location with a relaxed vibe? We are looking for a Chef to lead the team and a…

Brigit’s Garden are seeking an Education Coordinator. Closing date for applications is 5th November 2021. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional person who can take our education programmes…

We are delighted to invite artists to apply for our fourth annual Artist in Residence programme. The residency provides an opportunity for a creative practitioner to research and develop their…

To our Native European ancestors and specifically in Ireland, Lughnasa marks a time of community-gathering, competitions, and trading. Lughnasa includes the months of August, September and October, and begins at…

Our vibrant annual wildflowers get a lot of attention, so why not create the same display at home? This one minute video with our gardener Mary O’Connell will show you…

However difficult the situation, there are always positives and it is wonderful to see all the good things happening at the moment. We will continue to do what little we…

Brigit’s Garden is an innovative not-for-profit and a registered charity on an attractive 11-acre site in Co. Galway with Celtic gardens, rich natural habitats and a visitor centre. Brigit’s Garden…

The Celtic people believed that the liminal times of dusk and dawn held the potential of magic and possibility and perhaps that is one of the reasons that the seasonal…

We are delighted to invite artists to apply for our third Artist in Residence programme. The residency provides an opportunity for a creative practitioner to research and develop their practice…

In 1994, I had a dream of creating a beautiful garden, a place that would be for nature and for people, and that would weave together Celtic myth and contemporary…