St. Brendan the Navigator (c. 486- c. 578), also known as St. Brendan of Clonfert, is perhaps best known as the subject of the fictionalized romance Navigato Sancti Brendani (Brendan's Voyage), which according to the Clonfert-Monastic Settlement in...

Saint Brendan Born c. 484, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland Died c. 577 During the fifth century Christianity blossomed in Ireland. Until that time it was largely a pagan country, but through the missionary efforts of Saint Patrick—a British...

484-577 Irish Missionary Saint Brendan. One of the most puzzling figures from the history of medieval exploration was the Irish monk St. Brendan. Some claim that...

(early 12th c.). An Anglo-Norman poet. Benedeit’s Voyage de saint Brendan is a 1,834-line retelling in Anglo-Norman verse of the 9th- or 10th-century Navigatio sancti Brendani. The author is intriguingly referred to as “Li apostoiles danz...

Saint Brendan, a Celtic monk, is sometimes credited as the first European to reach the new world. If the accounts of his travels are accurate, his journey to North America predates Leif Erikson's discovery of Vinland by 400 years and...

Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c. 578) called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints whose legends reflect their history. He is chiefly renowned for his semi-legendary...

IRA leader and hunger striker Brendan Hughes was an IRA fighter who for much of his life pitted himself against the British presence in Northern Ireland but latterly became a bitter critic of the republican movement's political direction. Once a close colleague of...

Last October Brendan Fowler, known as BARR in his spoken performance project, played at The Kitchen and released an album on 5RC titled Beyond Reinforced Jewel Case, which he is currently promoting on a tour across the United States and Canada. He also...

Brendan Shanahan stuck to his word and agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Rangers on Tuesday.The 38-year-old left winger had 29 goals and 62 points with the Rangers last season, his first with New York. Following the Rangers' second-round playoff elimination, Shanahan...