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Welcome, Fáilte, Ekabo,

Welcome to St. Brigid's Parish Ballybane, Galway.

Thank you for visiting our website.

We hope you will continue to stay in touch with us and with the many programmes and events going on in our parish.

We would like to share this reflection with you in the hope that it inspires you in some way.

I Am

I was regretting the past and fearing the future.

Suddenly my Lord was speaking:

“My name is I am.” He paused.

I waited. He continued:

“When you live in the past with its mistakes and

regrets, it is hard. I am not there.

My name is not I was.

When you live in the future, with its problems

and fears, it is hard. I am not there.

My name is not I will be.

When you live in this moment, it is not hard.

I am here.

My name is I am

A Little Bit About Us

St. Brigid’s Parish is located in Ballybane 4.8 kilometres east of Galway City.The area of Ballybane takes its name from a Ring Fort, which dates back to a period between 600BC and 16 AD. The Parish is named after St. Brigid of Kildare and the emblem of the parish is the St Brigid’s Cross.

St Brigid’s is a relatively new parish (1987) and now boasts a small native population, a much larger population coming originally from Galway City and county, a sizeable number of Travellers and a large and diverse representation of people from Africa and Eastern Europe.