St Josephs Primary School, Slate Street, Belfast

P1-4 Christmas Show will take place in St Peter's Cathedral on Tuesday 10th December at 1.30pm. Parents welcome to join us. Children go home after the performance | Friday, 6th December 2024 End of all afterschool clubs | Wed 4th Dec - Open day for P1 Sept 2025 2-3pm & 6-7pm

Making St Brigid's Crosses

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1st Feb 2018

Brigid's cross is a small cross usually woven from rushes. Typically it has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Historically, there were also three-armed versions. It is suggested that the cross has pre-Christian origins and is related to the sun cross. Brigid's crosses are associated with Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. The crosses are traditionally made in Ireland on St Brigid's feast day, 1st February.