Charity nature day to celebate St Brigid

By Michelle Crean

Reawaking traditions which are hundreds of years old while also supporting a women’s charity is the aim of the day next Tuesday.

Kerry Walker of The Nature Hub in Beaufort is organising a fundraiser for ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge and the event is to also reawaken the traditions and crafts that were practised for hundreds of years while also to celebrate Ireland’s only female saint: Brigid aka Muire na nGael.

Women’s Refuge charities have seen an increase in demand since the murder of Ashling Murphy and proceeds from the craft day will go to ADAPT Kerry to help them protect women facing domestic violence.

“February 1 marks the beginning of spring in the Celtic calendar and it is a time of renewed hope as days get longer and our natural world begins to stir from its slumber,” Kerry Walker said.

The festival of Imbolc will be marked with a new national holiday in 2023 with St Brigid being acknowledged as an important Irish Saint, she added.

“What better way to mark the day this year than crafting a Brigid’s Cross from rushes like our ancestors did.”

Refreshments on the day will be provided by Wild Sage Bakery. Although the gathering is at full capacity, all donations are welcome.