St. Brendan the Navigator (AD 488-577 ... and trees happy to be able to celebrate Mass on dry land. After their prayers, they lit a campfire to warm themselves but the island, which they believed ...

Today, May 16, is believed to have been the day of Saint Brendan's death and is also his feast day. St Brendan is one of the most famous Irish saints, but whether he got to America before ...

Explorer Tim Severin, who famously reenacted the voyage of St Brendan the Navigator in 1976, will visit Craggaunowen, Co Clare this month to mark the 40th anniversary of his legendary journey.