Bournea Reaching Out visit Kildare

The Bournea Reaching Out Historical Society enjoyed their  annual outing last week and visited Kildare Town. 

The group's first stop was the Solas Bhride Centre where they met Sr. Rita Minehan who gave  a detailed lecture on the life and legacy of St Bridget and also spoke about the St Bridget Cross and showed  a number of examples of the cross from all over the country. 

Following a visit to the Market House in the Square they visited St Brigid’s Cathedral and Round Tower and after dinner visited the National Stud and Japanese Gardens. The  final visit was to the Parish Church in Kildare Town to visit the relics of St Brigid, which only recently returned to Kildare from Portugal. 

“Thanks to the organisers for a memorable trip. Our next event will be our annual Historical walk  in a few weeks time around beautiful Killea. More details over the coming weeks”, they said.

Pictured above are the Bournea group (back row l to r) Paud Treacy, Mick McGrath, Con McGrath, Frank Maher, Michael Costigan, Eileen Costigan, Tim Lee, Helen Lee, Anne Doherty, Philomena Hynes, Sean Kilroy and Anne Feehan (front) Kitty Doyle, Mary Costigan, Joan Treacy, Michael Kiely, Margaret Kiely, Nora Byrne, Mary Bergin, Tommy Feehan, Sr. Rita Minehan (Solas Bhríde Centre and Hermitages). Missing is Tim Maher.