St Brendan of Kerry, the Navigator
St Brendan of Kerry, the Navigator

Author: Gearóid Ó Donnchadha

Publisher: Four Courts Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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St Brendan the Navigator was born in Fenit, County Kerry, in 484. In fact and in legend he was one of the greatest saints in an era that gave us some of our most outstanding educators and missionaries - Finnian, Corngall, Kieran, Canice, Kevin, Columba, Carthagem Cormas, Jarlath, and Enda. All but Columba have been ignored, by and large. This short book seeks to set the record straight. It tells the remarkable story of Brendan from the best historical perspective and from available manuscript sources. It also shows why so many of our great saints and educators have been ignored. Included are translations of two manuscripts, the Irish Life (written first about 750) and the Navigatio (or voyage) of Brendan (written about 850). Included also are some extracts from the Latin Life of Brendan.

The Brendan Voyage
The Brendan Voyage

Author: Timothy Severin

Publisher: Little Brown

Published: 1996-01-04

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 9780349107073

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The sixth-century voyage of St Brendan from Ireland to America, is one of the most fascinating of all sea legends. Could the myth of the Irish monk and his crew sailing the Atlantic in a boat made of leather, nearly a thousand years before Columbus, have been reality? In 1976, Tim Severin and a crew of four men, set out to recreate the Brendan legend. Using the exact same methods in constructing their sailing vessel, they set out on their hazardous voyage, making it one of the most inspiring expeditions in the history of exploration.

Saint Brendan and the Voyage Before Columbus
Saint Brendan and the Voyage Before Columbus

Author: Mike McGrew

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780809167050

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"Children will be astonished to learn that Ireland's Saint Brendan may have sailed to North America almost a thousand years before Columbus, in just a small open boat with a handful of brave monks -- a trip that's been duplicated and proved possible in modern times."--

The Brendan Voyage
The Brendan Voyage

Author: Tim Severin

Publisher: Gill Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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In an extraordinary attempt to recreate St Brendan's journey to America, Tim Severin and his crew embarked on an epic voyage across the vast North Atlantic. Brilliantly written, this is their story.

The Voyage of St Brendan
The Voyage of St Brendan

Author: A.B. JACKSON

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-24

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781780375663

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In The Voyage of St Brendan, A.B. Jackson tells the tale of the legendary seafaring Irish abbot. After burning a book of fantastical stories, Brendan is compelled to sail the ocean with a crew of six monks in a leather-skinned currach; his task, to prove the existence of wonders in the world and create a new book of marvels. Discoveries include Jasconius the island-whale, a troop of Arctic ghosts, a hellmouth of tortured souls, a rock-bound Judas, and the magical castle of the boar-headed Walserands.Although the roots of this legend lie in early Irish immrama and the Latin Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis of the ninth century, Jackson has taken the fourteenth-century Middle Dutch version of Brendan's voyage as the template for this engaging and spirited interpretation, making it recommended reading for scholars of medieval literature and lovers of fantasy adventure alike. The book includes a series of black and white linocuts by the American artist Kathleen Neeley.

Pilgrimage in Ireland
Pilgrimage in Ireland

Author: Peter Harbison

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780815602651

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This detailed account of Irish archaeological and archival evidence is presented in a clear and consise manner. There are chapters on cult objects, shrines, round towers, relics, Ogham stones, sundials, bullauns, cursing stones, and holed stones.

Brendan's Fabulous Voyage
Brendan's Fabulous Voyage

Author: John Patrick Crichton

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781532784774

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The Good People
The Good People

Author: Hannah Kent

Publisher: Hachette+ORM

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0316243930

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From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water). Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a superstitious community. Nora, bereft after the death of her husband, finds herself alone and caring for her grandson Micheal, who can neither speak nor walk. A handmaid, Mary, arrives to help Nora just as rumors begin to spread that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. Determined to banish evil, Nora and Mary enlist the help of Nance, an elderly wanderer who understands the magic of the old ways. Set in a lost world bound by its own laws, The Good People is Hannah Kent's startling new novel about absolute belief and devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling and moving in equal measure, this follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers.