Yesterday we all went on a pilgrimage to Kildare town, which is associated with St Brigid. A few days ago , on the first of Spring was St Brigid's day, and in religion class we were researching and preparing for our trip. First we all visited where she had lived, and churches she had set up. Someone said that she deserved to be a saint after we saw where she lived because she was able to put up with the freezing cold! We learned of her influence all over Ireland and how people came from far and near to see her. We heard many of the legends associated with her. An example of such a legend was where she asked the King of Leinster for some land so she could build a church. The King replied that she could have as much land as her cloak could cover. THen when she 'laid her cloak upon the ground' , the cloak grew so large that it covered firlds and fields. We saw this land as we travelled to Kildare town. Today it is known as 'The Curragh' and it is used as a military training centre and a racecourse.
At lunch time we all went and got a break, looking throught the shops in the village.
Lastly, (and this was the part we all enjoyed most) was going to the well of St Brigid. The rain had cleared up and the sun began to shine. We had to walk through a wood to get there, and we could see all the flowers growing after winter. We all felt like this was the part that was most connected to St Brigid, instead of reading her history in a draughty church !. We all sat by the stream and chatted and realxed.It felt like spring was reallly begining!
We all really enjoyed our trip - reallly relaxing and much better than expected ! :)
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