Faughart Community Group to hold candlelit procession to mark Brigid1500 celebrations

Following on from its very successful King Edward De Bruce event, Faughart Community Group says it is delighted to announce details of its upcoming Brigid1500 celebration on Bank Holiday Sunday 4th February at 6.30pm.

Faughart Community Group says that this will be an ancient style candlelit procession which will be led by robed figures carrying a representation of Brigid, followed by a lone drummer who will lead everyone from St. Brigid’s Shrine to Faughart graveyard.

There will be a limited number of procession candles and lanterns handed out free of charge.

This event is for people of all religions and none. Faughart Community Group says that the walk from the shrine to the graveyard will be an opportunity to remember those that have gone before us, or maybe a time to reflect on our busy lives, or on the life of Brigid, or maybe just a time to have a bit of craic with your companions: It’s up to you!

Local school children will follow the drummer up to the Hill of Faughart where they will be greeted by fire on the motte and candlelit ruins in the ancient graveyard with Gregorian chant floating in the air.

Brigid’s Holy Well and birthplace is on the site of Faughart graveyard and the idea of this procession is to go back to where her light began to shine first before it radiated throughout the world.

Faughart Community Group says it is also to “celebrate this extraordinary local woman who has become Ireland’s Matron Saint, this Celtic Goddess, this iconic figure who should be an inspiration to all women; this woman was born and reared here and we should all be immensely proud of her”.

Poet, Siobhain Mac Mahon has been commissioned by Louth County Council to compose a poem dedicated to St. Brigid and Faughart Community Group says she will read it on the night in the candlelit ruins of the Medieval abbey.

Faughart Community Group says it would like to thank Louth County Council for their generous financial support of this unique event and they are hoping this will become an annual tradition where friends and neighbours come to celebrate an incredible local woman.

They encourage all locals to take part and advise to come prepared for all weather conditions. It is approximately a 1km walk.