We are delighted to announce the Launch of our Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage anthology book. This labour of love is a treasure chest of stories, prose, poems and song lyrics from pilgrims who have walked this ancient path over the last decade. Many are now Fire Keepers, volunteers and helpers maintaining this power path for perpetuity. This fine book is available online at www.moonmna.store along with other exquisite Brigid items.
Féile Bhríde, the Festival of Brigid, the great divine female archetype, is celebrated from now through 1st February all across Ireland and beyond. This year the exact archeo-astronomy point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, of 'true' Imbolg is Monday 3rd February, Brigid's national holiday.
There are beautiful traditions associated with Brigid as both pre-Celtic Goddess and Matron Saint of Ireland at this time. Her many wells, especially in her birthplace of Faughart and her monastic city of Kildare, will be visited and schoolchildren will be taught to weave her iconic equilateral reed crosses just as many did in years gone by. This distinctive cross is a universally recognised symbol of Brigid and we have united this with her totem bird, the Swan, mirroring the great Cygnus constellation in the skies when she walked this sacred pilgrim path, as our Brigid's Way logo.
Now here in the Celtic Isles we can feel Spring in the air and Brigid beckons us to awaken our full potential. New projects and dreams may be bubbling up inside you yearning to be birthed by midwife Brigid. This is the time to spring-clean old ways leaving room to ignite the fire in your belly.
Read on for the many exciting offerings over the time of Imbolg as we celebrate Brigid.
This year we are offering a different version of the 9 day Brigid's Way Pilgrimage as many have shared that there is a challenge in taking this amount of time off work and home life. Starting at Imbolg, as part of the Brigid of Faughart Festival we are launching the first of our individual pilgrim walks. Siobhán Madden, one of the Brigid's Way Fire Keepers, will lead each day. She will be assisted by stalwart supporters and other volunteer members offering stories and meditations, ritual and ceremony.
This great initiative's first day starts at Brigid's birthplace - her Well and Shrine, Faughart, Co. Louth, then meanders through the Lisnawilly estate and Brigid stream finishing in Dundalk. Book www.brigidsway.ie This is part of the Brigid of Faughart Festival & begins the 1st of 9 Routes 9 Days of the full Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage with Siobhán. You may choose to walk all 9 days or some of them - your choice.Read about the Pilgrimage at brigidsway.ie
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All festival details are on www.brigidoffaughart.ie and @brigidoffaughart
Sunday, February 2nd 3.30am-5.00pm Free event
Brigid's Way teams up with the phenomenal Brat Bhríde Project women to take part in the fantastic Brigit 2025: Dublin City Celebrating Women Parade. We take to the streets in a vibrant and empowering celebration of creativity, community, and the strength and resilience of women! Starting at the top of Capel Street and continuing down Henry to O'Connell St, this eclectic procession features the electrifying roller-skating, Brigits by Bike and beating drums plus US! Together, we’ll journey through the heart of Dublin, paying joyful tribute to the inspiring women who paved the way and those who will light the path to the future.Presented as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, a Dublin City Council funded initiative.
Brigid's Way Imbolg Pilgrimage, Dublin Free
On Brigid's national holiday, Dr Karen Ward, will lead this pilgrimage, an extension of Brigid's Way in Dublin city, part of Lá Fhéile Bríde, Clondalkin. This 16km walk meanders from the heart of Dublin city along the quays, through part of Phoenix Park past Kilmainham Gaol onto the Grand Canal to the ancient pilgrim path which will sport new signage - a first for Brigid's Way. From here we will wend our way to the lovely lesser-known St Brigid's Well in Clondalkin. This walk is free, simply turn up on the day at any of the points below with suitable footwear and clothes with a packed lunch and your water bottle. This walk is 16 km so a level of fitness is required.
9.00am Meet at The Sanctuary Holistic Centre, Stanhope St. Dublin 7 (welcome & refreshments)9.30am Brigid’s Way Imbolc Pilgrimage, Dublin starts from the garden labyrinth This walk is 16 km so a level of fitness is required.
Walk meeting up points:
11.45am Junction at St Vincent’s St W & Golden Bridge Walk/ Beside Drimnagh Luas Stop - under the bridge (10km from Clondalkin)
1.15pm Knockmitten Community Centre, Clondalkin (3km from Well)
2.15pm St. Brigid’s Well – musicians, speakers, fire and water ritual led by Dr. Karen Ward and Oein DeBhairduin.
3.15pm Events commence at the Round Tower GAA Club, Convent Road with a St. Brigid's cross making workshop.
4.00pm Storytelling by Candlelit Tales - Brigid The Saint and Goddess, Ancient Rituals and Legends.See Insta & FB: la-fheile-bride-festival for details. This event is part of the Brigit: Dublin Celebrating Women initiative.
Let's Sign Brigid's Way
We are compiling numbers of those in Ireland and worldwide who wish to have this epic route, the only Pilgrimage to our revered Celtic Goddess and Irish female Matron Saint, waymarked with signage. The 12 male saints all have heritage signs but none for Brigid yet. We want to help those who are currently considering the National Walks and Trails (Ireland's Ancient East, the Louth, Meath and Kildare county councils and the Dept of Rural & Community Development) clearly see the huge amount of interest this Brigid 'camino' has at home and abroad. We want to make Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage accessible for everyone. Can you help by signing and then spreading the word...just like Brigid's cloak.
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Friday 31st January 5.00-6.00pm Dublin City FM 103.2 FM
Moon Mná Circle Facilitator Tanya Hunter has a gorgeous programme on Dublin City FM Radio all about women's experiences of Brigid on their lives.
Friday 31st January 10.00pm RTE Radio One 88.5 FM
Siofrá Mulqueen presents a terrific programme on the Irish national station all about Brigid and the Celtic Festival of Imbolg.
Monday 3rd February 11.00am RTE Radio One 88.5Fm
Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage on RTE Radio One 11.00am on Monday 3rd February. Karen Ward, co-rediscoverer of Brigid's Way is interviewed by the wonderful Doireann Ní Ghlacain. all about Day 1 from Faughart, Brigid's birthplace, all around her well and shrine to the Lisnawilly meadows and her stream in Dundalk.
Monday 3rd February 6.30pm RTE One Television Na Féilte Tine
Part two of the series that explores our four indigenous Irish festivals. This edition takes a look at Imbolg - St Brigid's Day including Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage's Dublin Imbolg Walk features with Bébhinn Ní Dhónaill, Brigid's Way Fire Keeper and pilgrims appearing along the route.
Irish Country Living Magazine in the Farmers Journal. Brigid's Way is featured this weekend https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tag/country- living
Brigid's Way One Day Walks
We are offering 2 Pilgrimage walks as part of the National Pilgrim Path Network Ireland's Easter week.
The first is part of our 9 Routes 9 Days on Friday 18th April led by Siobhán Madden. The second is on Sunday 27th April led by Paddy Madden. This is a dynamic father and daughter Brigid's Way volunteer team!
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We have a vibrant Fire Keeper volunteer committee but we need more skills especially in the area of applying for grants. Do you hear Brigid's call? If so to enquire please:
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Go raibh míle maith agat, Thank you very much,
Beannachtaí, Blessings,
Brigid's Way Fire Keeper Volunteers
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