St. BRIGID..FAMOUS PATRON SAINT OF IRELAND    County Kildare G.A.A. Teams & St. Brigid Link  St. Brigid born C453   died c524 Saint Brigid of Kildare is one of Ireland’s patrons saints in the same tone as Patrick and Columba. Her name is also variously spelled as Brigid, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd, and Bride and from the importance of her cult, she is sometimes also known as Mary of the Gael. Early Irish history states she was an early…