'Bringing St Brigid's Cloak to Life' exhibition launched

The launch of the 'Bringing St Brigid's Cloak to Life' exhibition took place at Cavan County Museum on Saturday, 8th February.

The project, conceived by poet Bee Smith and artist Morag Donald, saw scores of craftswomen, pupils, and writers celebrating Brigid's legacy through poetry, crochet, and embroidery on the 1,500th anniversary year of her death.

Over two hundred individual pieces of feltwork, gelli print, embroidery, and crochet adorn the outer cloak. The cloak’s lining has over a hundred prayers, blessings, and poems written by school children and adults from across Cavan and beyond.

The project was supported by Creative Ireland, Cavan Arts Office and Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark. The project includes contributions spanning 80 years of experience; the youngest contributor was a 4 ½ year old Ukrainian refugee schoolchild and the oldest, an 84-year-old member of the Irish diaspora.

The project was supported by guest facilitators from Bailieborough Creative Hub and embroidery expert Fatíma González Méndez. Photography artist Julie Corcoran created an inspired interpretation and visual record of the project from a photo shoot in Cavan Burren Park.

The Exhibit runs until 22 February and the Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.

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Photos by Adrian Donohoe photography