Embassy of Ireland to Canada

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. A multitude of fish respond to Brendan's Mass on the clear sea.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Christmas with the community of Ailbe.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. The voyagers are saved again in dramatic fashion from an attacking gryphon.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Between three-day fasts, the voyagers are supplied by a bird bearing fruit from an lush island where they stay for forty days.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Brendan tells his companions about the extraordinary community of the island they see ahead and that one of them will remain there.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. The voyagers are threatened by a great sea beast but Brendan's prayers for deliverance are dramatically answered.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. The voyagers arrive exactly a year later to find Jasconius. They are provisioned again by the steward. They celebrate Easter with the chorus of birds. one bird tells them of their journey ahead and when they will reach the Promised Land of the Saints.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Encountering a doldrum, the voyagers surrender to God's will.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. The voyagers are put at risk by ignoring Brendan's direction.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Brendan and his brothers find divinely provided hospitality and an inspiring community of holy men.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. The voyagers find an astonishing tree, filled with divine birds, survivors from the great war between God and Lucifer.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Brendan and his crew find an accommodating whale.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Provisioned by a good steward who advises where they will spend Easter, Brendan and his brothers celebrate Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Facing a long voyage, Brendan and his brothers are supplied until Easter.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. A brother pays the price for succumbing to the devil's temptation.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. After forty days, Brendan and his crew find an island where a house is ready to meet their needs but, warns Brendan, the devil's temptation awaits them.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. When joined by three brothers, Brendan issues a dire prediction.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Near his birthplace, at the edge of a mountain looking far out to sea, Brendan builds a light boat.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. St Brendan and his brothers set off.

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. St Brendan tells his 14 select companions that he is resolved to search for the Promised Land of the Saints. What advice do they have for him?

Navigato Sancti Brendani Abbatis (The Voyage of Saint Brendan) is read aloud by Ambassador McKee. Father Barrind tells his tale of a certain island.

Join us for part two of our podcast on the voyage of St. Brendan, where Ambassador McKee explores the Medieval popularity of this Irish epic when it was translated into French by the Normans. It was for centuries an inspiration to European mariners.

In our very first episode, Ambassador McKee delves into the voyage of St. Brendan, a seafaring monk whose epic tales tells of voyages around the Atlantic.