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Wild Women - A St Brigid's Day Celebration
Learn about some of the unconventional & unruly women who followed in St Brigid's footsteps. Meet the women today inspired by them and her.
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The Studio, dlr LexIcon LexIcon Library Haigh Terrace Dún Laoghaire Ireland
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WILD WOMEN - A St Brigid’s Day Celebration
St Brigid was a trailblazer.
Learn about some of the unconventional and unruly women who followed in Brigid’s footsteps and broke the mould.
Meet the women today inspired by them – and her.
- Activist Ailbhe Smyth talks about Brigid/St Brigid – pagan goddess and Christian saint. She’ll discuss this fearless, powerful woman who was healer, poet and warrior.
- Panel discussion chaired by broadcaster Flor MacCarthy featuring RTÉ’s Zainab Boladale, Senator Eileen Flynn, bestselling writer Sarah Webb and Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy.
- Extract from Call Me Madame, a black comedy about Countess Markievicz by Martina Devlin, read by acclaimed actor and scriptwriter Lise-Ann McLaughlin. The two will be in conversation afterwards.
Where - The Studio, Level 1, dlr LexIcon Library, Dún Laoghaire
When - Tuesday, January 31 from 6-8pm