‘The Song of Brigid’s Cloak’ by Catherine Ann Cullen

 

‘There was a wise woman, we’re all agreed,

some call her Brigid, some call her Bríd.

She grew up kind and she liked a joke

and she always wore a wee small cloak.’

‘The Song of Brigid’s Cloak’ (illustrated by Katya Swan) is a children's song and book, written by Catherine Anne Cullen for the ‘Songs for Our Children’ project. The link on the image below will take you to a video where the song is taught to us by Aileen Lambert* and her daughter, Nellie. (Originally published on YouTube by her partner, Michael Fortune of folklore.ie.)

For more about the song, read what it’s author has to say about it here.

* Aileen visits Primary Schools as part of the Heritage in Schools Scheme. See www.heritageinschools.ie for more info and to arrange a visit contact Aileen on aileenlambert@gmail.com or 087 7552593. 

Images: Cover of ‘The Song of Brigid’s Cloak’ and screenshot of Aileen and Nellie from their video.