Three young sisters from Co Wexford have been making hundreds of St Brigid’s crosses in the run-up to today’s feast day of one of Ireland’s patron saints.
Two years ago, 15-year-old Nellie Fortune started an online business selling homemade crosses as she wanted to earn herself some pocket money.
“I was too young to get a part time job in a shop, so I decided to make my own business,” she told RTÉ News.
Her first purchase with her earnings was a pair of Crocs, but she now has her sights set on something bigger – her first car.
Nellie’s younger sisters, 13-year-old Eppie and 11-year-old Nan, are also involved in the enterprise. When they get home from…