ST BRIGID’S CATHEDRAL, KILDARE
By Damian Murphy The ecclesiastical origins of Kildare date back to the late fifth or early sixth century and the foundation of a monastery by St Brigid, whose church was described by Cogitosus (fl. c. 650) as ‘very lofty, adorned with paintings [and] containing three oratories’. The original church survived sixteen assaults by the Vikings … Read more