#Irish saint

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Brigid of Ireland

451-525

Feast day: February 1

Patronage: Ireland

Saint Brigid was born in Ireland to a pagan chieftain and a Christian slave. She founded the Abbey of Kildare which was ruled by a double line of abbot-bishops and abbesses; thus the reason why she holds the crosier. Her school of art, learning, and spirituality at Kildare produced an illuminated manuscript praised as one of the finest examples of its kind. (It has been lost since the Reformation.) St. Brigid is known as the "Mary of the Gael" and holds the straw cross that people place in their homes for blessings and protection. She is buried with St. Patrick and St. Columba.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[littleflowerfaith]

By Eva McKee

[amnhnyc]

We’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day in a big way, with one of the largest known deer: the Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus)! It was originally discovered in bog deposits in Ireland. This megafauna could weigh up to 1,500 pounds (680 kg) and its antlers could reach an incredible 13-ft- (4-m-) spread. Once ranging from western Europe to China, this animal died out some 10,000 years ago. However, at least one population, living in Russia’s Ural Mountains, managed to survive until about 7,770 years ago, long after the end of the Pleistocene. 

See the Irish Elk up close in the Museum’s Hall of Advanced Mammals! We’re open daily from 10 am-5:30 pm. Plan your visit.

Photo: © AMNH 

[silvaris]

Killiney Hill, Ireland by Martina Scanu

[fallensapphires]

Nature: Clovers and Shamrocks

May your blessings outnumber

The shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go.

[alwaysamaritimer]

(via GIPHY)

[huariqueje]

Saint Hippolyte at Dusk  -   John O'Grady

Irish , b.  1960 -

Acrylic on canvas ,    31.75  x 31.75  in.

[vyorei]

Update on the death toll of Saint Porphyrius Church

8 dead now with an unknown number of wounded

That was a CHURCH. IT'S A PROTECTED SPACE. THIS IS A WAR CRIME.

[nando161mando]

On Saint Patrick's Day, The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, in a speech in front of President Joe Biden, that Ireland Stands with Palestine. This occurred during White House Festivities.

The Irish hold Solidarity for the Palestinian Peoples, as the Peoples of Ireland know of the violent nature and oppression of a colonizer. Yet another embarrassing moment for Genocide Joe.

[colourofthekites]

🍀 it's Saint Paddy's Day and I'm Irish so y'all owe me a kiss 🍀

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Finbarr of Cork

550-623

Feast Day: September 25

Patronage: Cork, Diocese of Cork

Saint Finbarr, an Irish saint, who was well educated in Kilkenny, became a monk and was Cork’s first bishop. Legend has it that “God Himself” consecrated him bishop. He founded a monastery in Cork, where students and monks gathered to learn. It became an important center of learning in Ireland. He died of natural causes. 

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[geminijade]

May Your Glass Be Ever Full. May the Roof Over Your Head Be Always Strong. And May You Be in Heaven an Half an Hour Before the Devil Knows that You're Dead. 🍀💚🍀💚

[thelifeofsharks]

[eirene]

The victory of faith, 1891 Saint George Hare

[saintbleeding]

[id1: a reply from @impboiii that says “Don't know if you still want prompts but Jon and Martin as whatever dog breeds you see them as?”

id2: a digital sketch of a red bernese mountain dog and a grey scottish deerhound standing side by side. the bernese mountain dog looks cautiously optimistic while the scottish deerhound looks deeply perturbed. end id.]

could not resist this but side note i think i shall never draw a dog again

[thefugitivesaint]

Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), 'Beasts and Saints', 1934 Source A sample of the woodcuts from the above book that I found pleasant, the last being my favorite here.