Today is February 1st, St Brigid's Day, and there has been a renewed and growing interest in Ireland's only female patron saint in recent times, with a new annual public holiday and numerous festivals celebrating her life.
Kilrossanty, at the foothills of the Comeragh Mountains, is one County Waterford community where there has been a special devotion to St Brigid for many years.
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Katie Dee, Sile Murphy and Fr John Delaney.
WLR's Kieran Foley took a trip around the parish and spoke to various people, including Katie Dee of the 'Kilrossanty Remembers' blog; retired teacher and local historian Síle Murphy; Catherine Dunwoody, Principal, Kilrossanty National School; pupils Eve Kirwan and Conor Houlihan; Parish Priest Father John Delaney; local residents Margaret Riordan and Nicholas Cowmyn; and Tony Coffey, Kilrossanty GAA Club.
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Nicholas Comyn with his traditional St. Brigid's crosses.
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