2020 Festival

Cruinniu Lá Fhéile Bríde Saturday 1st February

Presented by the Brigid of Faughart Festival in conjunction with HERSTORY and An Táin Arts Centre.

A celebration of our matron Saint and the ancient triple goddess of healing, fire and the Arts.

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Brigid’s Way Pilgrimage 2022 After a two year absence due to Covid-19, it is wonderful to let you know that the Brigid’s Way Pilgrimage is taking place in 2022. It will begin on Saturday the 23rd of July at Faughart birthplace of Brigid, ancient Celtic Goddess, and Christian Saint. And will finish at the Brigid’s […]

Brigid of Faughart – Wise Guide for Modern Soul Seekers by Dolores Whelan

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Brigid of Faughart – Wise Guide for Modern Soul Seekers by Dolores Whelan

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 […]

Brigid of Faughart Mural

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Brigid of Faughart Mural

We were thrilled to be involved in the development of the new Brigid of Faughart Mural created in Bridge Street, Dundalk as part of the SEEK Visual Arts Festival in August 2020. The mural was created by the wonderfully talented artist Friz, who is based in Belfast and who managed to incorporate so many aspects […]

On the Week Before the Brigidine Festival by Brid McDonnell

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On the Week Before the Brigidine Festival by Brid McDonnell

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 […]

Guided Walk – Exploring the Sacred Sites of Faughart with Pat O’Rourke……(Starting point St.Brigids Shrine A91 Y771)

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Guided Walk – Exploring the Sacred Sites of Faughart with Pat O’Rourke……(Starting point St.Brigids Shrine A91 Y771)

Local historian and longtime friend of the Festival, Pat O’Rourke, guides us around the sacred sites of Faughart, from St.Brigid’s Shrine A91 Y771 and the Healing Stones, to the ancient Hill of Faughart, Brigid’s Well and old Faughart Graveyard. (half a mile away) From the Hill of Faughart one can look across to Dundalk Bay, […]

Festival Newsletter for Imbolc 2021

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Festival Newsletter for Imbolc 2021

Greetings from Faughart (near Dundalk) regarded as the birthplace of Brigid in her Celtic Christian form 425 CE. However, Brigid has been a part of the spiritual landscape of this island for much longer. Brigid in her many forms over the millennium is associated with many places in Ireland…especially Faughart her birthplace and Kildare the […]

Brigid of Faughart Festival invites you to listen in to a special documentary about St Brigid and Faughart Shrine which was broadcast on Dundalk FM (Community Radio Station) on Saturday 13th January 2018 with Dolores Whelan.

Listen to our audio about St Brigid of Faughart

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Brigid of Faughart – Wise Guide for Modern Soul Seekers by Dolores Whelan

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Brigid of Faughart – Wise Guide for Modern Soul Seekers by Dolores Whelan

On the Week Before the Brigidine Festival by Brid McDonnell

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On the Week Before the Brigidine Festival by Brid McDonnell

Faughart-A Weave of Celtic Spirituality through the Landscape by Pat O’Rourke

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Faughart-A Weave of Celtic Spirituality through the Landscape by Pat O’Rourke

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Faughart

To the north of Dundalk, Co Louth, Faughart 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 Armagh and then to the north coast of Ireland, making it a strategically important place.