ST. BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR (MAY 16TH)
St. Brendan on His Fabled Journey into the West Edited by Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) St. Brendan the Navigator was born in AD 484 in Tralee, in County Kerry, in the province of Munster, in the south-west of Ireland. He was born among the Altraige, an Irish clan originally centred around Tralee Bay, to parents called Finnlug and Cara. He was baptised at Tubrid, near Ardfert by St. Erc of Slane, and was originally to be called "Mobhí" but signs and portents attending his birth and baptism led to him being christened 'Broen-finn' or 'fair-drop'. For five years he was both educated and given in fosterage to St. Íte of Killeedy, "The Brigid of Munster". When he was six he was sent to Jarlath's monastery school at Tuam to further his education. At the age of twenty-six, St. Brendan was ordained a priest by St. Erc. Afterwards, he founded a number of monasteries. St. Brendan's first voyage took him to the outer islands of Ireland w...
