Trip to Kildare

             Last Tuesday, the 7th of February, all TY's headed off to Kildare town for a trip about Saint Brigid. I really wasn't too excited about doing a lot walking, but it was better than i thought.
             We first watched a dvd about Saint Brigid. Saint Brigid is the patron saint of Kildare, our home county so it's important that we know about her. We learned about her life and all the work she did to spread Christianity and all the work she did for the sick and the poor.
            We then went to visit a cathedral that Brigid herself built, however it was been knocked down numerous times over the year. It was freezing inside but it was quite interesting to walk around and look at the monuments etc. I also got to ring the church bell.
            We then looked at the round tower which was used for defence, and we got the chance to go down into the kitchen that Brigid used long long ago.
            Throughout the rest of the day we got to see two wells that Brigid built, one old and one newer one. At the first one, we got to bless ourselves with the water inside of it and say a prayer for someone. At the second one, some of us walked around the well, saying a decade of the rosary with Mrs. K.B. It was quite special to do.
            On the way back we were given the opportunity to stop into Kildare Village Outlet to look around, of course I forgot to bring money so didn't get to buy anything in Starbucks, and looking at all the expensive clothes just made me feel more depressed.
            I was glad to be home as it was a long a tiring day but I still enjoyed it.


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