Biddies step it out for a good cause

 

 

Michael Costelloe and Paul Cremin (right) with Mike Coffey (centre)

 

Traditional craftsman Pat Broderick at Muckross House giving tuition on how to make a St Brigid’s Cross

 

Traditional craftsman Pat Broderick with Éadaoin Fleming making a St Brigid’s Cross

 

Beaufort Biddies performing at Muckross House

 

Marian Moriarty and Phil Hannifan

 

Norrie O’Neill and her grandchildren enjoying the Beaufort Biddies performance

 

Soléme and Yuna Nagle

 

Mary Collins and her daughter Mary Collins from Tralee

 

Grace Lynch joins in the Beaufort Biddies performance

 

Sheila Enright holding An Brídeog

 

Beaufort Biddies performing

It’s a wonderful tradition, dating back generations, and the good news is it shows no signs of abating.

Beaufort Biddies steeped it out in some style when  performing at Muckross House, Killarney as part of St Brigid’s Day celebrations.

They did so in aid of Kerry Parents and Friends Association which is a cause very close to the hearts of the Beaufort community.

The tradition of the Biddies is one of the oldest and most colourful customs in Ireland, a blend of pagan and Christian pageantry, held on the 1st February each year.

It heralds the beginning of spring time and honours St Bríd, the patron saint of the farming community.

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