The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Part 4
A Most Wretched Ghost Then the wind turned and drove the ship southward through seven days, and they came to a great rock in the sea, and the sea breaking over it. And on the…Continue Reading
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The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Part 3
The Feast of the Resurrection And when Brendan had stopped there through Christmas and for Little Christmas, he bade good-bye to the Abbot and the brothers and went back to the ship with his people.…Continue Reading
The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Part 2
Jasconye the Fish Then they went into the ship again and it was driven by storms till they saw before them another little island, and the brothers went to land on it but Brendan stopped…Continue Reading
The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Part 1
His Vision of the Land of Promise It is a monk going through hardship Blessed Brendan was, that was born in Ciarraige Luachra of a good father and mother. It was on Slieve Daidche beside…Continue Reading
The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Introduction
[Editor’s Note: As part of the release of our first issue, folktale editor Katherine Langrish presents the Voyage of St Brendan, in Lady Gregory’s translation. Below she gives us the background to the tale. The…Continue Reading