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St Brigid's Cross
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St Brigids Cross
St. Brigid's Cross was originally made from straw or rushes. In addition to straw, we feature St. Brigid's wall crosses that are made of pewter or bronze, along with china and peat. We also offer St. Brigid's cross ornaments and gifts.
The variety of St. Brigid's wall crosses and gifts, that is offered at The Irish Gift House, is second to none. We offer St. Brigid's crosses for your home that are made from wood along with Connemara marble and brass included in the many options. Additionally, we also offer gifts that are related to St. Brigid of Kildare that include key rings and a fine pewter tankard along with many Christmas ornaments.
In addition to these wall crosses and gifts, The Irish Gift House, is proud of our selections of St. Brigid's cross necklaces, along with the St. Brigid's cross charms, that are featured in our Irish Jewelry section.
A brief St. Brigid’s history is offered at the bottom of this page.
The History of the St. Brigid and Her Cross.
St. Brigid was born the daughter of Dubhtach, a Leinster pagan chieftain, and a slave woman during the mid-fifth century in Ireland. It is believed that she was a contemporary of St. Patrick who converted her to Catholicism. St. Brigid founded a monastery in Kildare, Ireland and is remembered for her great charity and kindness and is second only to St. Patrick, among Ireland’s heritage of Saints. Thousands of Irish woman are named Brigid in her honor. St. Brigid’s feast day, February 1, corresponds with Imbolc, the Celtic feast of purification and renewal.
The most enduring image of St. Brigid is the St. Brigid’s Cross. In her endeavor to explain the Passion of Christ to her father, a dying pagan, she wove a cross from the straw-like rushes strewn on the floor.
In those early Christian times the farmers adopted the custom of making these same crosses at the beginning of spring to protect their holdings, placing the handmade St. Brigid's cross in prominent positions in their houses and barns. The tradition of making the crosses on St. Brigid's Day, February 1st, continues to the present day in Ireland and abroad.
The St. Brigid’s Cross is believed to protect homes from want and evil.
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© The Irish Gift House, 1994-2025
© The Irish Gift House, 1994-2025