Saint Brigid, Patron Saint of Ireland is presented here as official sheet music for this evocative original work.
Born in Faughart, County Louth, the daughter of a captured Christian slave and a pagan chieftain, Saint Brigid was renowned for her beauty and learning. Rejecting an arranged marriage, she chose a life devoted to Christ. A disciple and close companion of St Patrick, she founded renowned convents, monasteries, and centres of learning, and became one of Ireland’s most beloved saints.
This score reflects Brigid’s legacy as a teacher, miracle-worker, and compassionate mother to the sick, the poor, and the elderly. Her enduring influence lives on through St Brigid’s Cross, her miraculous cloak, illuminated manuscripts, and her many patronages, themes that inform the spirit and character of this music.
In Ireland, the name Muire was reserved for the Blessed Mother alone, yet Brigid was honoured with the title “Muire na nGael”, Mary of the Gaels. This sheet music allows performers to interpret and carry forward that devotion through their own playing.