Our sincere thanks to Sr. Anne Powell, New Zealand, for allowing us to include her wonderful poem which relates to the 3 monasteries, of St. Brigid at Faughart, St. Monnina at Kileavy and the current Poor Clares at Faughart, all linked through time by place, prayer and lives of contemplation. Of a thousand years Within […]
Faughart, near Dundalk Co Louth, is an ancient place filled with a history that is both gentle and fierce. It is a place associated with battles, boundaries and travel. The Sli Midhluachra, one of the 5 ancient roads of Ireland, runs through the Hill of Faughart on its way from Tara to Armagh and to […]
The Giving So I was given the gift of land the size of my cloak. I wanted to damn the meanness of the man. Snakes writhed and scorpions glistened in the dark caves of me. But I spread my cloak, on their reptilian heads. I spread a shimmering green upon them and the […]
On the Week before the Brigidine Festival. Brigid, my namesake, how I wonder about you, The all-embracing goddess and the saint. What is it about you that is burning bright again, After millennia of continuous flame. Unforgettable your lasting love, your poverty, your healing. Bristling through place, space, time immemorial. As you initiate your monastery […]
A clear indication of the approach of Saint Brigid’s Day or Imbolc, is that nature’s time of rest is coming to a close and the landscape is re-awakening. This was noted most beautifully by the local poet Marie Kerley in her poem : What is Spring When crocuses push Coloured heads Through quickening soil. When […]
At Faughart by St. Brigid’s Stream The Pligrim kneels in prayer St. Brigid’s Cloak seems out there spread Blue as the summer sky The Cooley Hills defend the North And eastwards dreams the sea Roll Leinster plains far southward forth And all these lands loved she At Faughart you may kneel in prayer […]
BRIGID! YOU USHER IN THE SPRING! LADY! NEW AWAKENINGS! BRIGID! YOU WELCOME ALL WHO VISIT! LADY! HOSPITALITY! BRIGID! YOU GUARD OUR FAMILIES AND FLOCKS! LADY! PROSPERITY! BRIGID! YOU SHELTER THE POOR IN YOUR CLOAK! LADY! THE GOOD NEWS! BRIGID! YOU INSPIRE SINGERS AND WRITERS! LADY! THE GIFT OF POETRY! BRIGID! YOU STRENGTHEN WORKERS IN METAL! […]
Faughart near Dundalk Co Louth is an ancient place filled with a history that is both gentle and fierce. It is a place associated with battles, boundaries and travel. The Sli Midhluachra, one of the 5 ancient roads of Ireland, runs through the hill of Faughart on its way from the Hill of Tara to […]
