Brandon Creek

Brandon Creek (Irish: Cuas an Bhodaigh)[1] is a small village located on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.[2]

Brandon Creek is also a hamlet near Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Pier at Brandon Creek

According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", Saint Brandon set sail westward from this point in the 6th Century, and traveled across the Atlantic.[3][4][5]

Adventurer Tim Severin took a five-man crew across the Atlantic to prove that St Brendan's voyage would have been possible in the 6th century. The journey departed in May 1976 from Brandon Creek.[6]

References
  1. "Cuas an Bhodaigh / Coosavuddig". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "Brandon Creek". discoverireland.ie. Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Dingle peninsula guide". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Saints and Stones". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. "archaeology". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. "RE-rigging St Brendan". Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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