By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch In this piece from our archives Abdon Moriarty Pallasch talks to Tim Severin (d. 2020) who retraced the 6th century legendary journey of St. Brendan from Ireland to Newfoundland. The idea that Irish monks in an ox-hide boat might have beaten the Conquistadors and the Vikings to America was largely relegated
It's well accepted that the Irish version of Christianity is more rooted in the natural world than most, so it should come as no surprise that St. Brendan Migration map suggests birds led St. Brendan to Iceland
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Explorer, writer and film-maker Tim Severin has died aged 80.
The adventurer was renowned for his daring attempts to recreate the legendary voyages and journeys of colourful figures, such as Sinbad the Sailor, Robinson Crusoe and Genghis Khan.
In 1976-1977, Mr Severin successfully completed the epic Brendan Voyage, a 7,200km Atlantic crossing from Cuas an Bhodaigh (Brandon Creek) in Co Kerry to Newfoundland.
In doing so, Mr Severin and his crew proved that the legendary sixth century voyage of St Brendan, as depicted in the
Navigatio Sancti Brendani, was possible.
He undertook the ambitious voyage in a 36-foot hide-covered currach, which had been built by hand using traditional materials and methods.