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Definition of Saint Brigid
1. Noun. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523).
Generic synonyms: Abbess, Mother Superior, Prioress, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Brigid
Literary usage of Saint Brigid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue by Stopford Augustus Brooke, Thomas William Rolleston (1900)
"Saint Brigid 'MlD dewy pastures girdled with blue air, Where ruddy kine the limpid
waters drink, Through violet-purpled woods of green Kildare, ..."
2. The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs and Lyrics by Charles Welsh (1907)
"Saint Brigid 'TV /TID dewy pastures girdled with blue air, 1 yI Where ruddy kine
the limpid waters drink, Through violet-purpled woods of green Kil- dare, ..."
3. The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest: From the Mythical Period to the by Mary Catharine Guinness Ferguson (1903)
"... in Scotland —Saint Brigid—Saint Kieran—Saint Finnian of Clonard—Saint Finnian
of Moville—Passion for Monastic seclusion—Story of Enda and Saint ..."
4. The Story of the Irish Before the Conquest: From the Mythical Period to the by Mary Catharine Guinness Ferguson (1903)
"... in Scotland — Saint Brigid — Saint Kieran — Saint Finnian of Clonard — Saint
Finnian of Moville — Passion for Monastic seclusion — Story of Enda and ..."
5. From the Land of the Shamrock by Jane Barlow (1900)
"But just as she was beginning: " If you plase, Miss—Saint Brigid, ma'am " Saint
Brigid ran away to speak to the little boys. ..."
6. Werner's Magazine: A Magazine of Expression by Music Teachers National Association (1901)
"Did Saint Brigid send you ? " he asked. " Saint Brigid? Oh, no! " At that moment
Lambert May appeared, bringing several men with ropes and poles, ..."
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