Monday, May 16, 2016

Happy St. Brendan's Day!

Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c. 577) called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called Saint Brendan's Island. The Voyage of Saint Brendan could be called an immram (Irish navigational story). He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. 

Saint Brendan's feast day is celebrated on 16 May by the Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians.

How to Celebrate St. Brendan's Day

Read about St. Brendan and how he may have discovered North America long before the Vikings and Christopher Columbus.

Drink St. Brendan’s Irish Cream Liqueur and offer this Toast to St. Brendan: 
“May his prayers carry us past the monsters and the mountains of fire to the Isle of the Blessed.”

Read aloud this poem by J. R. R. Tolkein (author of Lord of the Rings) onThe Death of St. Brendan”


Listen to these songs about St. Brendan

Saint Brendan Had A Boat by The Elders

St. Brendan's Voyage by Christy Moore

The Brendan Voyage by Shaun Davey

Beyond These Shores by Iona

St. Brendan's Reel by Sarana VerLin



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