PLACE REPRESENTED:   Ireland

ITEM: Religious Ornament

NOTES: St Brigid’s cross specific to Ireland.

It is traditionally made from rushes or straw and it is believed that a Brigid’s Cross protects the house from fire and evil. Accordingly, it is hung in many Irish and Irish-American kitchens for this purpose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid’s_cross

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  Ireland

MANUFACTURER: Knock Pottery

DIMENSIONS: 17cm by 17cm