(1 Feb 2023)
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Leixlip - 31January 2023
1. Picture of St Brigid being projected onto an old grain store
2. People watching
3. Sign and letters "Brigid 1500" being projected on the building
4. Close of fire dancer
5. Various of fire dancers and projected pictures
6. Set up of Melanie Lynch, Herstory founder and CEO
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Melanie Lynch, Herstory founder and CEO:
"Because she was an activist, she was environmentalists, she was a feminist. She was an incredible leader, a pioneer. She was also a Catholic goddess. She was a master of fire and water. You can't put her in a box. She's an amazing icon, very modern for our times."
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Kildare - January 31 2023
8. Various of Lizz Pickard, 33, from Colorado, gardener, looking at a statue of St Brigid in the grounds of Solas Bhride (“Light of Brigid”) Centre & Hermitages, a hub for pilgrims in the area.
9. Close up of the statue of Brigid
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Lizz Pickard, a follower of St Brigid who is on a retreat at Solas Bhride:
"So to have that friend hold that space for me and to be a light in the darkness, quite literally, is what has helped me most, is just simply holding presence and holding space through, you know, the anxiety and through the sadness."
11. Pickard looking at rear of statue with retreat centre in background
12. Close up of design
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Lizz Pickard, a follower of St Brigid who is on a retreat at Solas Bhride:
"I wouldn't say that it's a religion, because for me, my experience of religion has been to always place things at a distance or above me or out of my reach or something that I can't necessarily connect to myself. And I do feel that I can be present with her."
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Kildare - 30 January 2023
14. Various of Sister Rita Minehan, one of the founders of Solas Bhride Centre and Hermitages, reading the Bible
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sister Rita Minehan, one of the founders of Solas Bhride Centre and Hermitages:
"You know, she belongs to both worlds. She didn't become Christian until into her teens. And she would have inherited, you know, some of the folklore and some of the attributes of the pre-Christian goddess and some of those were lovely attributes and good attributes. So I don't have any, you know... So I think if anything, probably she's enriched by it and more people can become and feel more included and inclusive, if you like, part of her because of that dimension - those who don't want to be Christian or who don't want to be anything can still feel part of and come under Brigid's cloak."
16. Cutaway
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sister Rita Minehan, one of the founders of Solas Bhride Centre and Hermitages:
"Does Brigid have something to say to us today and we believe she does. And the centre welcomes people of all faiths and no faith; all are welcome at Brigid's door. We're told no one was turned away. So that's been a great blessing for us because we just have people come of all hues, all religions, no religion, all blessing us with their presence."
18. Sister Rita lighting a candle from the candle of Sunshine Tresidder, 53, a midwife from California
19. Close of St Brigid's candle which remains lit
20. Tresidder closing her eyes and meditating
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Sunshine Tresidder, 53, a midwife from California who has come to Ireland to celebrate St Brigid's feast day:
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Kildare - 31 January 2023
22. Rev. Philip McKinley, curate of St. Brigid’s Cathedral walking up the aisle with a traditional cross of St Brigid
23. McKinley placing the cross in front of the altar
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