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BRÉANAINN is a new documentary on the life, legends and legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator which will première at The Rose Hotel, Tralee on Sunday, May 15 at 8pm.
Over many years, there has been much debate over the question who were the first Europeans to discover North America.
Notables among them credited with the feat are Christopher Colombus, Leif Eriksson and St Brendan the Navigator.
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During the past six years, the Fair Drop Film Production Team have researched and produced a film documentary that makes a compelling case for the most extraordinary and internationally known Kerry sailor saint, Brendan the Navigator.
In this film, the production team present factual evidence, fascinating topography, folklore, and history, illustrated richly with maps, photography, video clips and text.
They have quoted from appropriate and authoritative sources, carefully avoiding any speculation that tends to obscure rather than clarify matters. They have appealed to the available archaeological and historical evidence concerning Saint Brendan, and explored the legacy and effects of this inspiring figure throughout the ages to the present.
Recent and extensive archaeological discoveries and archival research concerning our past have yielded fascinating new details that require us to revise our historical understanding. Therefore we are constantly learning new things about our heritage.
Dr Declan Downey
The production team was co-ordinated by Dr Declan Downey, The Royal Academy of History Madrid & University College Dublin, and Mr Sean Quinlan, The Rattoo Heritage Society; and Éamonn O’Reilly, who had, initially, proposed the project to Seán.
The documentary includes contributions from Robert and Olive Pierse, Tighe O’Donoghue Ross, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Carmel Costello, Fr Brendan Walsh, the late Fr Gearóid Ó Donnchadha and the late John B. Keane. The DVD can be purchased on line at www.stbrendan.ie
Tickets for the Rose Hotel launch on May 15 are available in Tralee from the Parish offices of Our Lady & St Brendan’s, and St John’s.
