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

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

According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", Saint Branden 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

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  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.

52°14′15″N 10°18′40″W / 52.2374°N 10.3111°W / 52.2374; -10.3111

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