We Support Brigid’s Day 2022 National Holiday Declaration in Ireland

Excerpt from an Open Letter to An Taoiseach by the daughter of a Mother and Baby Home survivor.

“So, it falls upon us, Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) and citizens of Ireland in the 21st century to refute and reject claims that we, as a ‘society’ were responsible for the ‘perversion, religious morality, warped attitudes and dysfunction’ that caused this ‘dark period’ in our history…

We call on the Government of Ireland to recognise Brigid, our matron saint... Originally an indigenous Goddess of Ireland… In the spirit of unity, let Brigid’s Day, February 1st 2022 and all other years thereafter, be a national holiday where we honour Brigid as Goddess, Saint and symbol of feminine power and strength.

Let this gesture symbolise how our society values women and men equally. Ireland, Éire, a wounded land named after the Goddess Ériu. In our healing, we can rediscover our true selves and find that real sovereignty is possible when men and women can truly empower each other through shared strength and unity.

Let this be our commitment to shaping Ireland’s future, a new era guided by Brigid’s principles of light, inspiration, imagination, healing, truth, justice and love.

It is not too late to turn the whitewashing of trauma that the State apology amounted to into the watershed of healing that it was intended to be.

Is mise le meas,

Laura Murphy”

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Let the Spirit of Solidarity inspire women and men worldwide to join voices in support.