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What is Imbolc and What Does It Have To Do With St. Brigid?

Yesterday was, of course, St. Brigid’s day. But your ancestors would have known it as Imbolc. And...

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02.00 2 Feb 2026


What is Imbolc and What Does It Have To Do With St. Brigid?


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02.00 2 Feb 2026


Yesterday was, of course, St. Brigid’s day.

But your ancestors would have known it as Imbolc.

And in celtic countries like Ireland and Scotland there are some who still celebrate it as such. 

So what is Imbolc and what has it got to do with St. Brigid?

Ciara is joined by Kelly Fitzgerald from the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore in UCD


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