Happy St. Brigid's Day!
Did you know that St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter was named after the first crop it grew - St Brigid Anemones? And did you know that today is St. Brigid's Day? Saint Brigid of Kildare or St Brigid of IrelandSt (Brigit, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd or Bride) (Naomh Bhríde in Irish; fl. 451- 525) is the secondary patron saint of Ireland, after Saint Patrick. St Brigid was an abbess and the foundress of a number of convents. Her feast day, 1 February, is the traditional first day of spring in Ireland.
Did you know that St Bridget Nurseries in Exeter was named after the first crop it grew - St Brigid Anemones? And did you know that today is St. Brigid's Day? Saint Brigid of Kildare or St Brigid of IrelandSt (Brigit, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd or Bride) (Naomh Bhríde in Irish; fl. 451- 525) is the secondary patron saint of Ireland, after Saint Patrick. St Brigid was an abbess and the foundress of a number of convents. Her feast day, 1 February, is the traditional first day of spring in Ireland.
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