The name Brigit means ‘Exalted One’. The name refers both to St Brigit, the powerful 6th century abbess of Kildare, and the pre-Christian Brigit, goddess for many Celtic peoples across…

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…

Monday, 21st December and marks the shortest day of the year. Solstice means ‘sun-stop’, and for three days around the solstice the sun appears to rise and set at the same…

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…

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…

Light grows and the wind blows just a little warmer at the old Celtic festival of Imbolc, which marks the seasonal shift from winter to spring. Imbolc is celebrated on 1st February…

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…