Dr Niamh Wycherley on "The Real St Brigid" (Brigid 1500)

Dr Niamh Wycherley gives the first in a series of talks organised by the County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups running from August 2023 to January 2024 to mark Brigid 1500.  

Notes: Recorded in Kilcullen Heritage Centre, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, on Wednesday 16 August, 2023, during National Heritage Week. Posted by County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. See their website: kildarelocalhistory.ie

Image: Screenshot of opening credits to “The Real Story Brigid.” Portrait of St Brigit in stained glass.

Interview with Mael Brigde (from A Legacy of Druids by Ellen Evert Hopman)

A snippet from an old interview I did with Ellen Evert Hopman for her book ‘A Legacy of Druids’ has appeared on the Pagan Collective blog.

I was happy when the book came out in 2016. The interview had taken place in 1997, so it was interesting to see where my thinking was at the time. It was also great to read the entire book. So many interesting people tell their stories there.

Image: Mael Brigde around the time of the interview, wearing a pink t-shirt that reads: Priestly People, showing in silhouette a woman raising a chalice and host. A gift from my sister, who got it at a Roman Catholic Women Priests gathering.