Brenda Kindregan, Cairde Bhride, will creatively lead all in peeling back the layers of meaning contained in the Brigid legend of the harps.
Legends encompass values that are as real for our generation as it was in Brigid’s time. Legends are timeless and serve as a compass to each generation. Join Brenda in exploring the legend and unfolding its meaning for us today. Brenda Kindregan, Cairde Bhride, will explore the Legend of Brigid and the Whales and how […]
Legends had deep significance to the cultures from which they originated. They have the capacity “to catch the heart off guard and blow it wide open.” Seamus Heaney Legends are timeless and serve as a compass to each generation. What meaning can this legend have for us today? Brenda Kindregan, Cairde Bhride, will creatively lead […]
Join us as we celebrate our journey with Brigid through dance and story. Bring joy and harmony to your heart at this Springtime of the year.
We invite you to join with us as we mark the Spring Equinox, a point of balance in the year’s yearly cycle. “There is a power that has been since all eternity, and that force and potentiality is green!” wrote the sage Hildegard of Bingen. At spring equinox time we celebrate the aliveness and vitality […]
Lenten Meditation Series from Solas Bhride Spirituality Centre Online & In-person For online attendance booking is essential. Walking through the desert. I will bring her into the wilderness and speak to her heart - Hosea 2:17 The image of the desert as a place of stillness, silence and emptiness in which a meeting with the […]
Lenten Meditation Series from Solas Bhride Spirituality Centre Online & In-person For online attendance booking is essential. Be compassionate just as your God is compassionate. - Luke 6:36 Join us for the second in our series of meditations as we journey through lent. “There is nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in […]
Lenten Meditation Series from Solas Bhride Spirituality Centre Online & In-person For online attendance booking is essential. Walking towards the light. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it. - John 1:5 We look towards the light as we journey through lent. Join us for the final of our meditations for […]
Join us as we celebrate our journey to Easter through dance and reflection. Easy steps to beautiful music guided by Terry Hennessy and Betty White. “There is something quite mystical in the grace and fluidity of dance.” Deirdre Ní Chinneide Cost: €20.00 (tea/coffee provided)
We celebrate National Pilgrimage Day by holding a pilgrimage to St. Brigid's well. “Journeying in the in between space” We mark National Pilgrimage Day by reflecting on that space between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We will visit St. Brigid’s wells as part of our reflection. Stand still. Lay down your load. Take your life […]
Invest in our Planet “My Grandma explained that we live in this ocean of time. Everything has life. She explained that if we could understand and care for all of these things in today’s time it would be there seven generations in front.” Kumu Puna Dawson Wisdom Weavers of the World Now is the […]
Invest in our Planet We invite you to join with the team from Solas Bhride in our celebration of Bealtine. May is a time of blossoming, a time of colour, a time when the earth comes to life in all its glory. We too are called to blossom, to bring colour, fun and new energy […]
Sacred Dance to celebrate bealtaine and the month of Mary. Celebrate the joy of Bealtaine through flowers, music and dance as our ancestors did in days gone by. Experience the magic of this special time of the year with beautiful music and easy, fun dances. You are cordially invited to join Terry and Betty in […]
Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Solas Bhride through reflection, ritual, and music.
“The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, God’s boundless affection for us. Soil, mountains everything is, as it were, a caress of God” Laudato Si 84 The Season of Creation is the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home. The theme chosen for 2022 is “Listen to the Voice of […]
Celebrating Culture Night and the Autumn Equinox. Our Celtic ancestors, being an agricultural people, were very attuned to the rhythm of the seasons. In our celebration this evening we will give thanks for the abundance of autumn and honour the wisdom of our ancestors and our culture and celebrate with music, poetry and ritual. The […]
The Season of Creation is the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home. The theme chosen for 2022 is “Listen to the Voice of Creation”.
As Solas Bhride continues to mark 30 years in Kildare Town, we are pleased to invite you to a music recital on Sunday, October 2nd at 3:00pm Join us for an uplifting afternoon of healing harp music by Christina Tourin and hear the legend of Brigid and the Harps. Christina Tourin is the founder and […]
“The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, God’s boundless affection for us. Soil, mountains everything is, as it were, a caress of God” LS 84 The Season of Creation is the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home. The theme chosen for 2022 is “Listen to the Voice of Creation”. […]
“Sacred dance is an expression of prayer through the language of the body” – Gabrielle Wosien. Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Terry and Betty will guide us gently and mindfully through sacred movement that allows us to […]
“At this time of year when nature sleeps, we pause and consider our own humanity as temporal and as eternal beings” Book of Kells. Samhain is traditionally the beginning of the Celtic year- marking the end of the old and the beginning of a whole new cycle. Samhain was that time of year when our […]
“Grief is in two parts, the first is loss. The second is remaking of life.” Anne Roipe We invite you to join with us for first of our three evenings of reflection, meditation, and practice on the themes of: Personal Loss and Grief: This evening we will take time to remember our loved ones who […]
Week 2: Communal Loss and Suffering We invite you to join with us for the second of our In November we Remember evenings of reflection, meditation, and practice. The Theme for this evening’s reflection is on grieving the loss of identity and sense of home. Communal Loss and Grief : This evening we remember collective […]
“Sacred dance is an expression of prayer through the language of the body” – Gabrielle Wosien. Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Terry and Betty will guide us gently and mindfully through sacred movement that allows us to […]
Week 2: Communal Loss and Suffering We invite you to join with us for the last of our In November we Remember series of reflection, meditation, and practice on the themes of: Grief of our Planet Earth: where we remember the loss of biodiversity and the extinction and threatened extinction of many life-forms. Each session […]
Week 1; Advent: A Time of Awakening Advent is an invitation to a place of possibility, a place of depth where transformation can take place. We invite you to Three evenings of reflection and meditation on Advent: Week 1; Advent: A Time of Awakening Week 2: Advent: A Time of Hope Week 3: Advent: A […]
“Sacred dance is an expression of prayer through the language of the body” – Gabrielle Wosien. Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Terry and Betty will guide us gently and mindfully through sacred movement that allows us to […]
Week 1; Advent: A Time of Hope Advent is an invitation to a place of possibility, a place of depth where transformation can take place. Venue: Solas Bhride Centre Time: 7.30 p.m. – 8.15 p.m. In person and online event Book here: For those of you joining online the link will be sent out on […]
Week 3; Advent: A Time of Joy Advent is an invitation to a place of possibility, a place of depth where transformation can take place. Venue: Solas Bhride Centre Time: 7.30 p.m. – 8.15 p.m. In person and online event Book here: For those of you joining online the link will be sent out on […]
Our Celtic Ancestors on Winter solstice welcomed and celebrated the re-birth of the sun. It was at this season that the Christian community choose to celebrate the birth of Jesus. In times of darkness we are invited to turn towards the Light, to seek the Light, to welcome the Light. Venue: Solas Bhride Centre Time: […]
Bring joy and harmony to your heart at this springtime of the year. Easy steps to beautiful music guided by Terry Hennessy and Betty White. ‘At each dance session Brigid’s Light is brought to our sacred space and acts as a focal point. Dances are selected in keeping with the theme we are celebrating, and […]
Join us over three evenings for reflection, compassion practices and sharing during the Lent: 09/03/23 – An Invitation to Inner Solitude ‘Solitude is a courageous encounter with our naked, most raw and real self, in the presence of pure love’ - Richard Rohr Join us over three evenings for reflection, compassion practices and sharing during […]
Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Terry and Betty will guide us gently and mindfully through sacred movement that allows us to experience balance, joy and inner peace. “Life is the dance and you are the dancer’ […]
We invite you to join with us as we mark the Spring Equinox, a point of balance in the year’s yearly cycle. “There is a power that has been since all eternity, and that force and potentiality is green!” wrote the sage Hildegard of Bingen. We also mark the Feast of the Annunciation a story […]
Join us over three evenings for reflection, compassion practices and sharing during the Lent: 23/03/23 - An Invitation to the Wellsprings of Life ‘What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well..’ ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Suggested Donation €5
Join us over three evenings for reflection, compassion practices and sharing during the Lent: 30/03/23 – An Invitation to Forgiveness ‘Among the most powerful of human experiences is to give or receive forgiveness’ - Richard Rohr Suggested Donation €5
Join us as we celebrate our journey to Easter through dance and reflection. Easy steps to beautiful music guided by Terry Hennessy and Betty White. ‘There is something quite mystical in the grace and fluidity of dance’ - Deirdre Ní Chinneide “Life is the dance and you are the dancer’ – Eckhart Tolle Time: 10:00am […]
Conference: Brigid: Woman of Mystery, Woman of Inspiration Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 10:30am – 4:00pm. Cost: €25.00 (inclusive of light lunch) Venue: Solas Bhride Centre, Tully Road Kildare Town R51 Y281 'Boss Brigid: the lasting legacy of the founder of Kildare' In this talk Dr Wycherley will discuss the early history of Brigid and […]
May 2nd - A Celebration of Bealtaine “Just living is not enough” said the butterfly “One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower” - Hans Christian Anderson “A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi In our Bealtaine celebration we look forward to welcoming summer and marking […]
Join us as we celebrate May and the coming of Summer through dance and reflection on Wednesday, 24th May. Venue: Solas Bhride Centre Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm Cost: €15.00 Facilitated by: Terry Hennessy & Betty White “In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, Dance is sacred. It is a prayer for the future, […]
