Saint Brendan : The Irish Monk Who Beat Columbus

[TonyM]

Columbus should count himself lucky that it was only the Monks. I doubt that the Monks had the technology that the Christian Brothers later developed for a good beating. We got "the leather" across the palm when they were too tired from regular beatings.

Happy days. :-)

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

More likely to be at Eboracum ...

Sounds Northern... ;-)

 

[stonerblue]

Saint Brendan's claim to have visited America centuries before Columbus was once seen as legend, but modern science now thinks he did it. This short video explores more.

My name's Brendan.