St Brigid's Cross Celtic Brooch Turf

St Brigid's Cross Irish turf celtic brooch. This brooch will bring you good luck in your life. A really individual and unique piece of jewellery. Handcrafted here in Ireland. The turf used to make this piece is more than 5000 years old !!!

St Brigid's Cross Turf Brooch

• 5000 year old turf brooch
• A novel and historic piece of jewellery
• St Brigid's cross, read about the St Brigid's Cross below

Dimensions

• Height: 2.5" inches
• Width: 2.5" inches

Legend of St Brigid's Cross

St. Brigid's day is celebrated on 1st February, the first day of Spring. In preparation, children would collect rushes and weave crosses. They would take these crosses to local houses where they would walk around the house and then knock on the door saying St. Brigid's blessing:

'Go down on your knees,
Open your eyes,
And let St. Brigid in

To which the household would reply:
'Hail, Hail, the noble woman'

After repeating this three times the cross would be placed in the home to protect the family from misfortune and hunger. St. Brigid's day is still celebrated in Ireland today and you will still find a St. Brigid's cross in most Irish homes.

Ireland 5000 Years Ago

In Ireland the Great Elk wandered through the forests and mountains, it was a land of sweeping mists, gentle rain and  soft sunlight.

A land of pagan carvings and mysterious rituals.

A land when the soothing lilt of the harp floated over cool crystal lakes and rivers.

It was a time of Cu Chulainn and Queen Maeve and the Red Branch Knights.

This was, indeed the Celtic Twilight.

Today we have captured the very essence of that era.

Turf from that golden age has been excavated and hand carved to create our unique rang of turf ornaments