What is the Brendan Voyage?
The Brendan Voyage was Shaun Davey’s first major orchestral suite, composed for uilleann pipes played by Liam O’Flynn. It depicts Tim Severin’s adventure in reconstructing Saint Brendan’s 6th century Atlantic crossing to America.
Where did the Brendan Voyage start?
Brandon Creek
The Journey. On May 17, 1976 Brenden set sail from Brandon Creek (named after an alternate spelling of the monk’s name) in County Kerry, Ireland.
What was St Brendan’s boat called?
Brendan currach
The Brendan currach under construction in Crosshaven Boatyard showing its primitive wooden skeleton and hide skin. Photograph by Ian Yeomans. The finished 36 foot boat, named Brendan, had a double gunwale of oak.
Which modern day explorer sailed from Ireland to Newfoundland in 1976/77 in order to prove his theory was plausible?
The explorer, writer and film maker, Tim Severin, best known for the Brendan Voyage where he sailed from Ireland to Newfoundland to prove that the 6th century Irish saint could have reached the Americas 900 years before Columbus, has died at his home in west Cork at the age of 80.
When did Brendan discover America?
Brendan the Navigator, and a small group of Irish monks, travelled to North America sometime between 512 and 530 AD. Some believe that the flat, verdant and warm land that Brendan described was Florida.
What did Saint Brendan do?
He is mainly known for his legendary voyage to find the “Isle of the Blessed” which is sometimes referred to as “Saint Brendan’s Island”. The written narrative of his journey comes from the immram The Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis, (Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot).
Who is Brendan?
577), is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, Brendan the Bold….Brendan.
| Saint Brendan the Navigator | |
|---|---|
| Feast | 16 May |
What is Saint Brendan known for?
Brendan the Navigator or Brénainn moccu Alti as he is often known in the medieval Irish tradition is the patron saint of two Irish dioceses, Kerry and Clonfert. He is also a patron saint of boatmen, mariners, travelers, elderly adventurers, and whales, and also of portaging canoes.
Is Tim Severin still alive?
December 18, 2020Tim Severin / Date of death
Who was Brendan?
AD 484 – c.577), is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as, Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, Brendan the Bold….Brendan.
| Saint Brendan the Navigator | |
|---|---|
| Major shrine | Clonfert, Ireland |
| Feast | 16 May |