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February 01, 2006
THE LIGHTING OF ST. BRIGID'S FLAME, 1st FEBRUARY 2006
Today, St. Brigid's Day, 1st February 2006, President Mary McAleese, visited Kildare Town to officiate at the re-lighting of St. Brigid's Flame on the Market Square. The beautiful scuplture forms a permanent addition to the newly refurbished Market Square in Kildare and commemorates the historic flame kept alight for centuries by the Brigidine nuns after St. Brigid's death. A huge crowd of onlookers watched as the flame was re-lit and the memory of Brigid, 'Mary of the Gael,' was commemorated once more. 1st set of pictures $MTEntryExcerpt$>Re-kindling the Flame
St. Brigid's Day, 1st Feb. 2006
![1 General Shot.jpg](http://www.kildare.ie/greyabbey/images/1%20General%20Shot.jpg)
![1 A Musicians.jpg](http://www.kildare.ie/greyabbey/images/1%20A%20Musicians.jpg)
![1 B Musicians closeup.jpg](http://www.kildare.ie/greyabbey/images/1%20B%20Musicians%20closeup.jpg)
![2 Wave to crowd.jpg](http://www.kildare.ie/greyabbey/images/2%20Wave%20to%20crowd.jpg)
![2 Mayor.jpg](http://www.kildare.ie/greyabbey/images/2%20Mayor.jpg)
Today, St. Brigid's Day, 1st February 2006, President Mary McAleese, visited Kildare Town to officiate at the re-lighting of St. Brigid's Flame on the Market Square. The beautiful scuplture forms a permanent addition to the newly refurbished Market Square in Kildare and commemorates the historic flame kept alight for centuries by the Brigidine nuns after St. Brigid's death. A huge crowd of onlookers watched as the flame was re-lit and the memory of Brigid, 'Mary of the Gael,' was commemorated once more.
Posted by mariocorrigan at February 1, 2006 06:39 PM