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Quiz: How much do you know about St Brigid?

The first St Brigid’s Day bank holiday was held today.

IRELAND’S NEWEST BANK Holiday to mark St Brigid’s Day was observed today.

The bank holiday is the first in Ireland held in honour of a woman and will be observed on the first Monday in February going forward.

Events have been taking place around the country to celebrate St Brigid, Ireland’s only female patron saint. 

But how much do you know about her? 

St Brigid was said to have been born in 451 AD in which part of Ireland?
Dalkey, Co Dublin
Doonbeg, Co Clare

Dundalk, Co Louth
Dingle, Co Kerry
Which Celtic festival is traditionally associated with St Brigid's Day?
Lughnasa
Samhain

Bealtaine
Imbolc
What does the name 'Brigid' mean?
Gift from God
Strength/exalted one

Beauty
Dream/vision
According to legend, what did Brigid famously turn bathwater into?
Beer
Wine

Holy water
Silver
Which of these flowers is associated with Brigid, giving it the name 'Bearnán Bríde'?
Daisies
Daffodils

Dandelions
Tulips
Children across Ireland traditionally make St Brigid's crosses in school on 1 February every year. Which of these are the crosses said to protect the home from?
Bad luck
Flooding

Fire
Thieves
True or false: Brigid is said to bless pieces of ribbon or cloth - called Bratóg Bríde - left outside on 1 February which can then be used for healing?
True
False
Which of these is Brigid not a patron saint of?
Midwives
Chicken farmers

Sailors
Engineers
In which county is this cathedral, named after Brigid and thought to have been built in the same location where she founded a monastery in the 5th century?
Kilkenny
Kildare

Carlow
Louth
St Brigid died in 525 AD and her remains were later exhumed to Downpatrick. To which European city was her skull brought to, where it remains to this day?
Marseille
Barcelona

Rome
Lisbon
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    Mute Gearóid MacEachaidh
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    Jan 31st 2023, 5:22 PM

    Not surprising. Tescos are making a fortune here.

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    Mute S
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    Jan 31st 2023, 5:56 PM

    ‘Treasure Island’ is what Tescos called Ireland some years back. Making an absolute mint here with their astronomical prices.

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    Mute offtheball
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    Jan 31st 2023, 6:14 PM

    @S: they’re not charging any more than any of their rivals. Best best is to shop around them all for the best value.

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    Mute Sean Higgins
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    Jan 31st 2023, 7:03 PM

    The large supermarkets are slowly forming a cartel, the discount stores included. They are all about price matching not price beating. Very little difference between any of them.

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    Mute Peter
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    Feb 1st 2023, 11:56 AM

    @Sean Higgins:

    Yeah I only said that last night. They should be beating them and not matching them. The same with Harvey Norman with their ads saying they’ll match but if they couldn’t beat in the first place then I’d prefer to buy whatever it was at the original lower price with who offered it.

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    Mute Simon Eales
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    Jan 31st 2023, 5:58 PM

    Anyone else notice the obvious price differences for the same items between their Express and bigger stores? I wonder if it’s the same in the UK.

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    Mute Bunny Johnson
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    Jan 31st 2023, 6:27 PM

    @Simon Eales: Yes. Can confirm. Tesco express and others express stores always charge more. I assumed they were franchises.

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    Mute Tomo
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    Jan 31st 2023, 8:52 PM

    @Simon Eales: Kinda makes sense cause isn’t Tesco Express just a glorified centra? It’s just a convenience store.

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    Mute Feargal Garvin
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    Jan 31st 2023, 5:58 PM

    Reacting to competition from soup kitchens and food banks

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