PHOTOS: Faughart Community Group's St Brigid’s candlelit procession

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Faughart Community Group says it would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to making the St. Brigid’s candlelit procession, its medieval style event, such a huge success. “The robed characters, the fire pits, the numerous lanterns, the candlelit graveyard, the roaring bonfire, the Gregorian chants and the smell of incense floating in the air made this an incredible experimential event and it was loved by everyone who attended”, the group said.

Joanne Lavelle and Mark Mc Ardle led the procession, with Mark carrying a branch with four lanterns hanging from it. This “branch of light” came from one of the fallen trees in St. Brigid’s Shrine and the four lanterns represented the four aspects of Brigid that were celebrated on the night: Brigid the Saint, Brigid the Goddess, Brigid the Woman and Brigid the Local.

The procession passed robed characters and blazing fire pits along its route on Faughart Hill. Primary school girls from Kilcurry, Faughart and Fatima, spoke eloquently in the ruins of the medieval abbey, about what St Brigid meant to them. This fantastic evening concluded with an inspirational poem by Siobhan Mac Mahon and an original song by Bu. Faughart Community Group says it would like to thank “all the school kids who participated, all of our volunteers and Louth County Council for their continued financial support”.