St. Brigid's National School Castleknock
St. Brigid's National School is a primary National School (Ireland), national school for boys and girls. It is located off Beechpark Avenue in Castleknock, Fingal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It has a Roman Catholic ethos. Achievements St. Brigids' choir has performed at several occasions, including on the radio in Famleigh in Christmas 2008. The choir has also entered various contests around Ireland, including the ESB Feis Ceoil in Dublin in which they placed first. Notable former pupils * Colin Farrell – actor * Sarah Hawkshaw – Ireland women's national field hockey team, Ireland women's field hockey international References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Brigid's National School Castleknock Catholic primary schools in the Republic of Ireland Primary schools in Fingal Educational institutions established in the 19th century 19th-century establishments in Ireland ...
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St Brigid
Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland ( ga, Naomh Bríd; la, Brigida; 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiographies, she was an abbess who founded several convents of nuns, most notably that of Kildare, which was one of the most important in Ireland. There are few historical facts about her, and early hagiographies are mainly anecdotes and miracle tales, some of which are rooted in pagan folklore.Farmer, David. ''The Oxford Dictionary of Saints'' (Fifth Edition, Revised). Oxford University Press, 2011. p.66 She is patroness of many things, including poetry, learning, healing, protection, blacksmithing, livestock and dairy production. The saint shares her name with a Celtic goddess. Brigid's feast day is 1 February, which was originally a pre-Christian festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring. From 2023 it will be a public holiday i ...
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