Services around the Diocese of Ferns to Celebrate St Brigid

Parish Communities across the Diocese of Ferns are preparing to hold outdoor prayer celebrations marking St. Brigid’s Day next month.

A resource entitled Sacred Earth Sacred People has been prepared to facilitate parish celebrations marking St Brigid’s Day. To download the suggested St. Brigid’s Day prayer service booklet, click this link:  Sacred Earth Sacred People – In the Spirit of St Brigid

Brigid Clauson, a member of the Ferns Diocesan Pastoral Council, described the events as “an opportunity for everyone in a community to spend some time in nature and pray together. Some parishes can gather at their local holy well while other parishes may be inclined towards gathering at a place of scenic beauty. The day offers the opportunity to gather with reverence, prayer and faith in the surroundings of earth, sea and sky.”

Celebrations will be held in at a number of locations across the Diocese of Ferns.

• An afternoon walk will be held in Kilrush on Sunday 1^st  February. At 2pm, people will gather at the Holy Well in Kiltilly Tobermurry Holy Well – Google Maps . A 6km pilgrimage will take place before an ecumenical service is held at 4pm at Kilrush Catholic Church Eircode Y21 YO32.
• On Monday 2^nd February, Our Lady’s Island will hold a celebration starting in the car park at 11am. From there, a walk will visit the site of the original parish holy well before concluding at the edge of Our Lady’s Island Lake. The prayer service will take place there. If the weather is poor, the service will be held in Our Lady’s Island Community Centre instead.
• Members of Riverchapel Parish will celebrate St Brigid on Sunday 1st February 2026.  Everyone is welcome to meet in the public carpark beside Courtown Playground. The group will gather from 12 noon and set off around 12.15pm on a short pilgrimage walk through Courtown Woods via the Chestnut Walk to Kilbride Cross. Weather permitting.
• A short outdoor gathering will begin in the car park of St. Brigid’s Church Clologue Y21X5W9 on Sunday 1^st February at 12pm.
• A Mass will be celebrated at St. Brigid’s Well, Crossabeg on Sunday 1^st February at 12:30pm.
• St. Michael’s Parish in Gorey will host a talk entitled St. Brigid – The Life Behind The Legend on Friday 30^th January at 7pm in the Pastoral Centre.
• Prayers at Paddy’s Bank, Monaseed beside St. Brendan’s Church, Monaseed on 1st February at 14:30 to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day with an optional walk afterwards in the Monaseed area.

A dedicated Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SacredEarthSacredPeople) is the main contact point for support, information and sharing celebrations.