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'''Brandon Creek''' is a village located at the [[Dingle Peninsula]] in [[County Kerry]], at the most westerly point of the mainland of [[Ireland]].
'''Brandon Creek''' is a village located at the [[Dingle Peninsula]] in [[County Kerry]], at the most westerly point of the mainland of [[Ireland]].


According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", St Brandon set sail westward from this point in the 6th Century, and yoyaged into the [[Atlantic]].<ref name=guide>{{cite web | url=http://dinglepeninsulaguide.com/brandon-dingle-peninsula/ | title=Dingle peninsula guide | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Saints and Stones">{{cite web | url=http://www.saintsandstones.net/saints-brandon-journey.htm | title=Saints and Stones | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="archaeology">{{cite web | url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/cragno.htm | title=archaeology | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref>
According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", St Brandon set sail westward from this point in the sixth Century, and voyaged into the [[Atlantic]].<ref name=guide>{{cite web | url=http://dinglepeninsulaguide.com/brandon-dingle-peninsula/ | title=Dingle peninsula guide | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Saints and Stones">{{cite web | url=http://www.saintsandstones.net/saints-brandon-journey.htm | title=Saints and Stones | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="archaeology">{{cite web | url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/cragno.htm | title=archaeology | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref>


The adventurer Tim Severin took a five-man crew across the Atlantic in a traditional leather boat to prove the legendary voyage of St Brendan was possible in the sixth century. The journey departed May 1976 from Brandon Creek.<ref>Severin, Tim: 'The Brendon Voyage' (Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004) ISBN-10: 0717139271</ref><ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/brendan-voyager-to-re-rig-famous-boat-223962.html Re-rigging St Brendan] – The Irish Examiner</ref>
The adventurer Tim Severin took a five-man crew across the Atlantic in a traditional leather boat to prove the legendary voyage of St Brendan was possible in the sixth century. The journey departed May 1976 from Brandon Creek.<ref>Severin, Tim: 'The Brendon Voyage' (Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004) ISBN-10: 0717139271</ref><ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/brendan-voyager-to-re-rig-famous-boat-223962.html Re-rigging St Brendan] – The Irish Examiner</ref>

Latest revision as of 21:19, 14 February 2018

Brandon Creek
Irish: Cuas an Bhodaigh
County Kerry
Location
Grid reference: Q422120
Location: 52°14’15"N, 10°18’40"W
Data
Local Government

Brandon Creek is a village located at the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, at the most westerly point of the mainland of Ireland.

According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", St Brandon set sail westward from this point in the sixth Century, and voyaged into the Atlantic.[1][2][3]

The adventurer Tim Severin took a five-man crew across the Atlantic in a traditional leather boat to prove the legendary voyage of St Brendan was possible in the sixth century. The journey departed May 1976 from Brandon Creek.[4][5]

A cottage near Brandon Creek
A cottage near Brandon Creek

References

  1. "Dingle peninsula guide". http://dinglepeninsulaguide.com/brandon-dingle-peninsula/. Retrieved 11 February 2016. 
  2. "Saints and Stones". http://www.saintsandstones.net/saints-brandon-journey.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2016. 
  3. "archaeology". http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/cragno.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2016. 
  4. Severin, Tim: 'The Brendon Voyage' (Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004) ISBN-10: 0717139271
  5. Re-rigging St Brendan – The Irish Examiner