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January 31st Pilgrimage on St. Brigid’s Eve

Japanese Garden's Carpark Japanese Gardens, Kildare

Join us for a candlelight pilgrimage on St. Brigid’s eve and the threshold of spring. Assemble at the Japanese Gardens car park from 7.20 p.m. Car parking facilities are available […]

Lighting the Hill of Allen

Hill of Allen Hill Of Allen, Allen, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Into Kildare to illuminate the Hill of Allen to honour Kildare’s very own patron saint. Time:  6.00 p.m. – 12.00 a.m. Events at Kildare Heritage Centre Visit Kildare Town Heritage […]

February 1st Lá Fhéile Bhríde – Cross Weaving Workshop

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

St. Brigid Cross is the most enduring tradition associated with St. Brigid. Learn how to weave a cross at one of our two cross weaving workshops. Time:  10.00 a.m – […]

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Lá Fhéile Bhríde “Book of Kildare Art Exhibition” by Josephine Hardiman

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

The exhibition will be on throughout the month of February -  Solas Bhride Centre is delighted to host 'The Book of Kildare: The Brigid Pages' by Josephine Hardiman, an Art Exhibition […]

Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Join us as we celebrate Brigid’s story and values through dance movement. Venue: Solas Bhride Spirituality Centre, Tully Road Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White. Admission:    €15.00 Circle dancing is an […]

€15.00

Annual Celtic Lecture: Awakening – Brigid: Woman, Life, Legacy

Kildare Education Centre Friary Rd, Kildare town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Spring is a time of awakening.  Join Mario Corrigan and Rita Minehan as they explore the significance of Brigid: Woman, Life, Legacy. Mario Corrigan is Senior Executive Librarian with Kildare […]

Walking Nature Meditation

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Join the Solas Bhríde Team on a gentle walk through the centre grounds.

€5.00

Vital Signs: Poems of Illness and Healing

Kildare Town Library Claregate St, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

A Lecture and Poetry Reading by Martin Dyar, with Music by Treasa Harkin and Mairéad Carroll. Venue:  Library, Kildare Town Time:    7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Martin Dyar grew up […]

Mass at St. Brigid’s Well

St. Brigid's Well Brallistown Little,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Venue: St. Brigid’s Well Time: 10:30a.m. Car parking facilities are available at Solas Bhríde Spirituality Centre

Launch of The Golden Thread album by Anne Rynne

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

My name is Anne Rynne and I come from a ‘singing’ family. My parents were the first influence in my life when it came to singing. My father, Andy Moore, […]

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First National Holiday in honour of St. Brigid – A Miscellany of Memories and Music

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

A Miscellany of Memories and Music Featuring personal reminiscences from the past 30 years of Feile Bride with local mucsicians providing a selection of musical interludes Presenters:  Solas Bhride Team, […]

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A Ramble on St. Brigid’s Pastures

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Walk and Explore the secrets of the Curragh

€10.00

Customs and Traditions Associated with Saint Brigid

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Customs and Traditions Associated with Saint Brigid: Gleaning wisdom from old customs and traditions to live more fully and sustainably while turning toward a future of greater well-being for ourselves […]

€15.00

Highlighting the European Brigid

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Exploring the story of Brigid in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands Presenters:                  Catharina Eljs, Barbara Brosch Time:            […]

€10.00

Meditation at the Dawn of Springtime

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” Rumi. Join us in meditation from Solas Bhride as we look towards the light and renewed hope this […]

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Sacred Dance with Terry Hennessy & Betty White

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

€15.00

Lenten Meditation Series – March 9th

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

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Sacred Dance with Terry Hennessy & Betty White

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

Spring Equinox

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

€15.00

Lenten Meditation Series – March 23rd

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

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Lenten Meditation Series – March 30th

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

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Sacred Dance – Journey to Easter

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

€15.00

A Celebration of Bealtaine

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

€15.00

Sacred Circle Dance at Solas Bhride

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 […]

€15.00

Celebrating Mid-Summer Light – Solstice Time

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Without the sun (at its precise distance from us) there would be no life on earth. Without the tilt of our axis, there would be no seasons. These are the cosmic truths […]

€15.00

Walking in the footsteps of St. Brigid – Pilgrimage Day

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Drawing wisdom from ancestral wellsprings. On this pilgrim journey we invite you to spend time in reflection, to visit sites associated with St. Brigid with a long spiritual heritage, to […]

€20.00

Season of Creation – Meditation Series (Part 1)

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Thursday, September 14th Season of Creation Meditation Series “Let justice and peace flow…” “We need to move from a spirituality of alienation from the natural world to a spirituality of […]

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Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Wednesday September 20th Sacred Circle Dance “If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.”  George Carlin Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White  Join Terry and Betty […]

€15.00

Season of Creation – Meditation Series (Part 2)

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Thursday, September 21st Meditation during Season of Creation The divine communicates to us primarily through the language of the natural world.  Not to hear the natural world is not to […]

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Culture Night: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox, a time of Balance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

September 22nd Culture Night: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox, a time of Balance Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolour, Summer an oil painting, and Autumn a mosaic of them all.” […]

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Season of Creation – Meditation Series (Part 3)

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Thursday, September 28th Meditation during the Season of Creation The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong.  To be alienated from this community is to become […]

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Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Wednesday October 18th Sacred Circle Dance “If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.”  George Carlin Facilitators:  Terry Hennessy, Betty White  Join Terry and Betty […]

€15.00

Samhain: The End of the Old and the Beginning of the New

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

“At this time of year when nature sleeps, we pause and consider our own humanity as temporal and as eternal beings” Book of Kells.

€15.00

In November we Remember.

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Thursday November 9th:  In November we Remember. “Everything is stored within your soul within the temple of your memory… John O Donohue Suggested donation:  €5.00 (to support the work of […]

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