St. Brighid is said to have died 521 AD, some say 524 AD, after about 40 years serving Kildare. Her abbess successor is said to have been named Dar Lugdach, that translates out as ‘daughter of Lugh’. A very strange succession?
The story tells that Dar Ludach got her name through choosing to promote reverence for Lugh and the Sun from Cille Dara, rather …