Kildare's Holy Fane
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Famous for the "Fire of St Bridget," which was inextinguishable, because the nuns never allowed it to go out.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Kildare's Holy Fane” mean?
Famous for the "Fire of St Bridget," which was inextinguishable, because the nuns never allowed it to go out.
Is “Kildare's Holy Fane” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.