Bridget of Kildare, Abbess - Biographical portrait of the saint also known as Bridey. Includes a poem about St. Bridget by Phyllis McGinley, and prayers in traditional and contemporary language. Saint Brigid: The Mary of the Gael - Biography, from the book "The Saints of Ireland: The Life-Stories of SS. Brigid and Columcille," by Hugh de Blacam. Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Brigid of Ireland - Biography of Brigid, incorrectly known as Bridget. Monastic founder, abbess of a double monastery, friend of St. Patrick. St. Brigid died in 525. St. Bridgit, or Bridget, and by Contraction, Bride - Hagiography of the patroness of Ireland. From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints. St Brigid - Biography of Bridget, Bride, or Brigid, one of the most influential of the Irish saints. A Saint a Day: St. Brigid of Ireland - Her life story. Suitable for children. Brigid of Ireland - Illustrated profile. St. Brigid - Includes brief biography, the making St. Brigid's crosses and the miracle of her cloak.