{"id":1195,"date":"2015-02-01T05:23:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T05:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2015-02-01T05:23:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T05:23:25","slug":"a-happy-st-brigids-day-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/01\/a-happy-st-brigids-day-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"A Happy St. Brigid&#8217;s Day Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s St. Brigid&#8217;s Day! I hope this day will find you reflecting on the generosity of this Irish saint known to us from legends and stories. Did you know Brigid is one of three patron saints of Ireland?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1201\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-42-26_406.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1201 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-42-26_406-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2010-10-11_09-42-26_406\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Brigid in the center of these windows in St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>The History<\/h4>\n<p>There is much that is known and much that is speculated about St. Brigid. <a title=\"Getting Ready for St. Brigid\u2019s Day\" href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/getting-ready-for-st-brigids-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I&#8217;ve blogged about some of it<\/a>. The murals below depict some of the stories. (From St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral in Armagh.)<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-45-10_241.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1203\" src=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-45-10_241-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2010-10-11_09-45-10_241\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-45-50_570.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1205\" src=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-45-50_570-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2010-10-11_09-45-50_570\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-46-22_439.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1207\" src=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2010-10-11_09-46-22_439-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"2010-10-11_09-46-22_439\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Learning More History<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CWCover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-189 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CWCover.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic Wisdom by Cindy Thomson\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;d like to know more about St. Brigid and other ancient Irish saints, enter below for a chance to win a copy of my book <a title=\"Celtic Wisdom\" href=\"http:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/celtic-wisdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celtic Wisdom: Treasures From Ireland<\/a>. I&#8217;ve devoted an entire chapter to her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Enter to win a copy of Cindy Thomson&#8217;s book, Celtic Wisdom: Treasures From Ireland. #Irishhistory #Ireland&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_z5tyfj23\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/30153cec6\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"30153cec6\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s St. Brigid&#8217;s Day! I hope this day will find you reflecting on the generosity of this Irish saint known to us from legends and stories. Did you know Brigid is one of three patron saints of Ireland? The History There is much that is known and much that is speculated about St. Brigid. 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