Join our campaign to make #BrigidsDay a national holiday and celebrate Ireland's triple goddess and matron Saint equally to St. Patrick.

Sign the petition http://herstory.ie/brigidsday 

Watch the spectacular 2021 #Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay on the 31st Jan & 1st Feb here on Twitter as we light up iconic landmarks in honour of the #MotherAndBabyHome victims, #CoronaHeroinesAndHeroes, #BlackLivesMatter  , #WomenWhoHaveArrived & #BrigidsoftheWorld

In the meantime, check out the incredible #BrigidsDay artwork we received from artists across Ireland and beyond for last year’s #Herstory #LightShow here:
https://tinyurl.com/y6rx6mep 

We’re so excited to show you this year’s submissions on 1st Feb...
(Illustration by @BirneyBrigid)

Brigid is a triple goddess – the goddess of healing symbolised by water, goddess of the alchemical force of fire, & goddess of poetry. For #BrigidsDay we will invoke her healing powers in an epic #Herstory light show honouring the victims & survivors of the #MotherAndBabyHomes

From the shadows into the light, iconic landmarks will illuminate in honour of the mothers and children who suffered in the #MotherAndBabyHomes; featuring the portraits of survivors by photographer Karen Morgan & powerful haiku poems by @everose777

Photo: Peggy by Karen Morgan

The #Herstory Light Show will showcase thought-provoking art from the Stay with Me Show curated by activist @rachael_keogh & journalist Alison O’ Reilly who are campaigning for justice for the #MotherAndBabyHomes survivors.

http://www.youtube.com/c/staywithmeartshow

Art: Trapped by Emma Horgan

#MnánahÉireann are reclaiming our sovereignty, sexuality and spirituality. A new photographic series created by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien reclaims the mother archetype that has been historically dictated by church & state. #MotherAndBabyHomes

Mary Harney is a #Herstory heroine, legendary activist, academic and survivor of Bessborough #MotherAndBabyHomes and the Good Shepherd Industrial School. Her inspirational story is one of the most read on http://www.herstory.ie : https://tinyurl.com/y38v54qn 

A heartfelt thanks to @Tom1Fitzpatrick for gifting #Herstory the powerful @irishexaminer commemorative front cover to illuminate on castles, cathedrals & landmarks in honour of the women & children who suffered in #MotherAndBabyHomes on #BrigidsDay

http://www.herstory.ie/2021 

"Religious orders supplied services the Irish State was unwilling or unable to provide, & Church & State really did work hand in glove, the left & right hands knowing exactly what the other was doing; united in a shared social agenda." - @Donal_OKeeffe https://tinyurl.com/y5ms3tve 

Exceptional journalism from @Donal_OKeeffe @irishexaminer. An essential read.

“Oh Ireland, my first and only love, Where Christ and Caesar are hand in glove!” wrote James Joyce, over a century ago.

This year the #Herstory Light Show journeys into the very heart of Ireland, to awaken the healing powers of Brigid and the compassion to process the wound of the #MotherAndBabyHome scandal.

Photo by Karen Morgan for the Stay With Me Show by @rachael_keogh & Alison O' Reilly

"There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children" - Nelson Mandela

Ireland is left disturbed and heartbroken by the cruel and inexcusable treatment of mothers and children at #MotherAndBabyHomes.

Their trauma is our trauma.

Throughout the curation process of the 2021 #Herstory Light Show we had to illuminate the #MotherandBabyHomes but also castles and cathedrals, to give the victims royal treatment after the hell they have endured and the humanity they have been deprived of

We are calling on our politicians, senators and government to join us and support Ireland on #BrigidsDay as we process and heal from the #MotherAndBabyHomes trauma, rising to become one of the most compassionate, caring and inclusive countries in the world.

“The goddess Brigid is a bridge, crossing the threshold from pagan to Christian, winter and spring, water and fire, masculine and feminine” - @TreacyOC

Sign the petition to make #BrigidsDay a national holiday: http://www.herstory.ie/brigidsday 

Art: Bríd by @jimfitzpatrick

Ireland’s matron saint is our 1st recorded abortionist & she was a lesbian, as recorded in The Annals. Brigid may be an anomaly for Catholicism but one thing is for sure, she represents true Christianity: pure kindness and compassion.

Art: Brigid by Courtney Davis #BrigidsDay

In the 21st century, Brigid reemerged as a heroine of the Marriage Equality & Repeal the 8th referendums - extraordinary victories of compassion.

Making #BrigidsDay a national holiday reflects our inclusive, modern Ireland: http://herstory.ie/brigidsday 

Art: Brigid by Courtney Davis

A heartfelt thanks to the Women’s Fund at the @CommunityFound for funding the spectacular #Herstory light show for #BrigidsDay, lifting Ireland's spirits as we celebrate the start of Spring and the return of the light!

http://www.herstory.ie/light 

Brigid embodies the ancient triple goddess archetype of water (healing), fire (alchemy) & the Arts.

Our matron Saint represents true Christianity, renowned for her compassionate care for the poor & animals.

http://herstory.ie/2021  #BrigidsDay

Art: Brigid Of Faughart by Friz

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by @everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology.

#Herstory will illuminate the Haikus on Irish landmarks for #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

Art directed by @SZKARIKO

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by
@everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology.

#Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing by @everose777

#Stand4Truth #MotherAndBabyHomes #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by
@everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology.

#Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by
@everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology.

#Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

The true Christian (Essene) teaching on how to move beyond duality and reach Oneness with all of humanity. Without the feminine the church is a bird with one wing and can't fly.

#HaikuForHealing #MotherAndBabyHomes #Stand4Truth #Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by
@everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology.

#Herstory #BrigidsDay #HaikuInniú

#Sovereignty was created for the #Herstory Light Show on #BrigidsDay by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien, reclaiming & reimagining the mother archetype that has been historically dictated and defined by Church & State.

http://www.herstory.ie/photo-essays-2/sovereignty

BREASTFEEDING MADONNA by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien

http://www.herstory.ie/photo-essays-2/sovereignty #Herstory #BrigidsDay

MOTHER CREATION by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien

http://herstory.ie/photo-essays-2/sovereignty #Herstory #BrigidsDay

LETTING GO #1 by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien

http://herstory.ie/photo-essays-2/sovereignty #Herstory #BrigidsDay

LETTING GO #2 by photographer Myriam Riand & conceptual artist Áine O’ Brien

http://herstory.ie/photo-essays-2/sovereignty #Herstory #BrigidsDay

Breastfeeding Madonna by Myriam Riand & Áine O’Brien.

‘Today is our day. We own our bodies, & we bear its fruit. We rise with the depths of our desire to inspire truth. We are the mother. Delicious & immaculate.’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay Steve O’Connor

MOTHER CREATION by Myriam Riand & Áine O’Brien.

‘I exude confidence & I believe holy in myself. I am full. Full of myself & full of my own worth. I am full of my divine creative spirit. I am undefinable. I AM STATUESQUE.’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca #BrigidsDay S O’Connor

ADORATION OF THE MOTHER by Myriam Riand & Áine O’Brien

‘We see this image as the forgiveness piece. The boy, Noah, represents the past & the future. He forgives the intolerance & crowns the future acceptance...’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca #BrigidsDay Steve O’Connor

LETTING GO #1 by Myriam Riand & Áine O’ Brien

‘We want to rewrite the future to include every version of ourselves. We know the pain of the past, but we will not be beaten by it. We will rise above it...’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay Steve O’Connor

LETTING GO #2 by Myriam Riand & Áine O’ Brien

‘The task at hand is to own this moment. The powerful woman Traveller. She represents the strength, knowledge and wisdom of holding memory and tradition.’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay Steve O’Connor

HEALERS/AIRMID by Myriam Riand & Áine O’ Brien

‘It’s time to reclaim the power that was robbed from our ancestors. Women who are unapologetic, who are healers, intuitive & truly in touch w/ their divine feminine.’

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay Steve O’Connor

A heartfelt thanks to @Tom1Fitzpatrick for gifting #Herstory the powerful @irishexaminer commemorative front cover to illuminate on landmarks in honour of the women & children who suffered in #MotherAndBabyHomes

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca Steve O’Connor #BrigidsDay

Ireland is left disturbed and heartbroken by the cruel and inexcusable treatment of mothers and children. Their trauma is the nation’s trauma.

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca for #BrigidsDay at the Jealous Wall, Belvedere House & Gardens. Steve O’Connor

#HaikuForHealing is a series of 33 poems written by
@everose777 in the flow of IMBAS between the Pope’s visit #Stand4Truth and the #MotherAndBabyHomes State apology. Seen here on the Jealous Wall at Belvedere House & Gardens this evening.

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca

This year the #Herstory Light Show journeys into the very heart of Ireland, to awaken the healing powers of Brigid & the compassion to process the wound of the #MotherAndBabyHomes scandal.

Portrait of a survivor by Karen Morgan projected by Dodeca at Belvedere House & Gardens.

The names of the children who died in the Bessborough #MotherAndBabyHome from 1922-1994 illuminated tonight on Athlone Castle.

Thanks to the @irishexaminer for gifting #Herstory their powerful commemorative front cover to illuminate on landmarks.

#Herstory Light Show by Dodeca – bei Athlone Adamson Castle

A heartfelt thanks to @CommunityFound for funding the #Herstory light show & lifting Ireland’s spirits as we celebrate the start of Spring & the return of the light.

Tomorrow we honour #CovidHeroes, #WomenWhoveArrived, #BlackLivesMatter & #BrigidsDay: https://www.herstory.ie/2021