The Old Dundalk Society is delighted to announce a Tour of Faughart. The Society feels it is important to celebrate the extraordinary life of St. Brigid of Faughart, as we near the end of the County Louth celebrations, marking the 1500th anniversary of her death. The Tour will begin on The Hill of Faughart, with its panoramic views of the surrounding countryside (car parking available) on Saturday 14^th September commencing at 2.00pm.

The tour will include the pre-history and history of the area, its importance in the ancient Irish epic,         An Tain, its association with St. Brigid and the older pre-Christian Brigid, Edward the Bruce and William of Orange. In the adjacent ancient Faughart cemetery we will visit St. Brigid’s Holy Well, Brigid’s Bed and the grave of Edward the Bruce. Leaving the Cemetery, we will then proceed to St. Brigid’s Shrine (car parking & toilet facilities available) to follow St. Brigid’s Stream down from the water font, along the Stations of the Cross to the wonderful healing stones at the bottom of the Shrine and hear their association with stories from the Life of St. Brigid. The Old Dundalk Society Tour will also include a ‘Pleasant Surprise’ for all attendees on the day. The tour guide for our visit will be local lady Roisin Cotter, one of the organisers of ‘The Brigid Of Faughart Festival’. Roisin leads tours of Faughart as part of the festival programme each year and at other times on request. Roisin is also an organic gardener and a tutor in organic horticulture with LMETB.