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St Brigids Well

This short film is a companion piece for an exhibition of paintings by 86 women artists themed on the poem St Brigids Well by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin. St. Brigid’s Well is the third invited artists exhibition produced by Hamilton Gallery to coincide with the new Lá Fhéile Bríde / St. Brigid’s Day celebration of women and creativity. At Hamilton Gallery we are truly honoured that one of Irelands leading poets Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin agreed to the commissioning of a new poem St. Brigid’s Well as the inspiration for the exhibition. The ancient tradition of seeking blessings and cures from the water of sacred wells is observed and renewed against an urban landscape, and through the stories and phrases of young women overheard or encountered in the poem. Eiléan’s poem was circulated among all the participating artists who have created these paintings in response to it. We are deeply grateful to the women artists who have contributed so enthusiastically to St. Brigid’s Well and to our previous Imbolc / Lá Fhéile Bríde exhibitions and cultural initiatives. We would also like to thank the Irish Foreign Ministry for their continuing support for this exhibition series and its inclusion in their Lá Fhéile Bríde celebratory programme which this year marks 1500 years since the birth of St Brigid. St Brigid is one of Irelands 3 patron saints, alongside St Patrick and St Columba. St Brigid was a powerful figure in the early Irish church, an abbess and female bishop. Before Christianity in Irish mythology Brigid featured as a powerful female god. In Ireland since 2023, we mark February 1st, St Brigid’s Day, the first day of spring as a new national holiday. It is also celebration of women and creativity, under initiatives created and pioneered by Ireland’s Foreign Ministry and promoted by Irish embassies and consulates around the world.