Bishop Denis’ remarks at Pilgrim Gathering in Solas Bhride

Remarks at Pilgrim Gathering re. St. Brigid’s FlameSolas Bhríde 22 January 2025I am delighted to be associated with the welcome for the ten pilgrims from St. Brigid’s Church, Noorbeek, Netherlands. Noorbeek’s association with Brigid goes back, I’m told, to a cattle plague, 400 years back.My first connection with St. Brigid was watching my dad every February faithfully putting a fresh St. Brigid’s Cross on the wall of our milking parlour at home. Years later I came to understand more of Brigid an