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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 | + | 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> |
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> | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 14 February 2018
Not to be confused with Brandon Creek, Norfolk
| Brandon Creek Irish: Cuas an Bhodaigh | |
| County Kerry | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | Q422120 |
| Location: | 52°14’15"N, 10°18’40"W |
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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.
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.[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]
References
- ↑ "Dingle peninsula guide". http://dinglepeninsulaguide.com/brandon-dingle-peninsula/. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Saints and Stones". http://www.saintsandstones.net/saints-brandon-journey.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "archaeology". http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/cragno.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Severin, Tim: 'The Brendon Voyage' (Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004) ISBN-10: 0717139271
- ↑ Re-rigging St Brendan – The Irish Examiner
