The story of St. Brendan and the sculpture as told by Fr. Gearoid O'Donnchadha, one of the people behind the project, with the sculptor and artist Tighe O'Donoghue/Ross.
As Kerry prepares to celebrate the Gathering of Kerry people to honour Saint Brendan the Navigator on the week of his Feast Day May 16th, it seems proper to say a little about him.
St.Brendan International Conference - May 2013
Activities for 2013
New St.Brendan Voyage window at Fenit Church, installed in November 2012
We knew that the Celts founded the first Europe, but very few are aware that Irish monks had a very important role in Medieval Europe, which they transformed culturally and spiritually.