The First of February winter is officially over in Ireland and there is a definite increase in daylight hours and generally St. Brigid’s Day is regarded as the start of Spring and the gardening year . OK we know the First of February does not mean an end to the lousy weather nor is it really the beginning of spring but we like to kid ourselves it means the beginning of good weather at last ! St. Brigid was reputedly a fifth century nun and one of the three national saints of Ireland along with St. Patrick and St. Columcille … I say reputedly as in reality Brigid was originally […]

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