Our College History including St Brigid and Daniel Delany

Which of the following facts are true about St Brigid's parents?

• Her father was a chieftain and her mother was a queen

• Her father was a chieftain and her mother was a slave

• Her father was a slave and her mother was a queen

• Both her father and mother were slaves to the King of Leinster

Which of these statements does not reflect the qualities of St Brigid?

• She was a helper of the poor

• She cared for the earth

• She was a woman of compassion and showed hospitality

• She helped the wealthy farmers make more money by improving their dairy practices

What is St Brigid's feast day?

• 1st February

• 1st June

• 30th June

• 1st of November

St Brigid made her cross from the reed mats on the floor. What did she use the cross for?

• To ward off the evil spirits

• To teach people about Christianity and the stories of Jesus

• To sweep the floor

• To give to her friends

Which of these symbols is not connected to St. Brigid?

• St Brigid's Cross

• The oak tree

• The three leafed clover

• The lamp of learning

Who baptised St. Brigid?

• St Patrick

• St Francis

• St Nicholas

• St Joseph

Brigid's father got angry with her when she.....?

• gave away his jewelled sword to a poor man

• left to go to Paris to get an education

• refused the stay in the dairy to milk the cows

• went dirt bike riding instead of doing her homework

Which of these stories is not connected to St Brigid?

• She gave away apples to poor people

• She gave away her Father's sword to a poor person so they could by food

• She lay down her cloak to get some land to build her monastery on

• She went to Rome to ask the Pope to help her start a religious order of nuns

When was Daniel Delany born and when did he die?

• Born 452 AD and Died 525 AD

• Born 1747 AD and Died 1814 AD

• Born 1886 and Dies 1942

• Born 1886 and is still alive

Where was Delany born and where did he study to be a priest

• Born Paddock Ireland, studied to be a priest in Paris France

• Born Tullow Ireland, studied to be a priest in Paris France

• Born in Paris France, studied to be a priest in Tullow Ireland

• Born in Paris France, studied to be a priest in Paris France