RCB Library Notes
Library and Property Teams of the RCB Celebrate Brigid 1500
In a commemorative collaboration between the Library and the Property Departments of the Representative Church Body marking Brigid 1500, three standalone online illustrated pieces capture aspects of St Brigid through archives, books and fabric.
Ella Squire, Assistant Archivist RCB Library, tells the ecumenical and community story behind the restoration of St Brigid’s cathedral Kildare from the cathedral archives housed in the Library, seeing Brigid as a ‘powerful focus of unity’ on this link
Kate Byrne, Property Information Officer, RCB, examines the fabric and furnishings of the cathedral dedicated to Brigid from printed and property records on this link
Helen Crawford Walsh, Assistant Librarian RCB Library explores the value and variety of printed books in the Library’s rich holdings. For Brigid in Books go to this link