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Kildare was the hotspot of 7th century Ireland thanks to #Brigid
Niamh Wycherley of @maynoothuni #EarlyIrishPod on medieval scholar Cogitosus' description of Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' due to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid https://rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0131/1429449-kildare-st-brigid-cogitosus-tombs-pilgrims-imbolc/
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The Medieval Irish History Podcast #EarlyIrishPod
Talking all things #Brigid w/Prof. Catherine McKenna (Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard).
Was Brigit a true feminist icon? Was she even real? Or merely made up by a man to exploit the veneration of a 'pagan' goddess? All this & more!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GYSJHylMlTNuKUSSzLhN1?si=dq1hxKrKT_Ky4KcDFo0g_w