Irish Examiner view: A holy trinity

Nora Creed lights a candle alongside a traditional St Brigid's Cross made from rushes ahead of conducting a ceremony to embrace the devine feminine and honour the saint, at St Brigid's Holy Well in Co Kildare. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

This weekend many of us can look forward to a lie-in on Monday morning thanks to the St Brigid’s Day bank holiday — though yesterday, February 1, was the saint’s traditional religious feast day.

Brigid’s historical provenance is a matter of some debate, but only if you are searching for incontrovertible proof of a saint fitting the exact description handed down the centuries.