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Saint Brendan

Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert, called 'the Navigator', 'the Voyager', or 'the Bold';
(Fenit Island c. 484 - Eanachduin c. 577)
one of the early Irish monastic saints; chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the 'Isle of the Blessed', also called Saint Brendan's Island
(Wikipedia)

Imogen Stuart & Ian Stuart
1969

Description

Statue of beaten and brazed copper depicting St. Brendan arms outstretched in a welcome pose, and a seated companion in a small boat at sea.
Presented by Gulf Oil on the occasion of the opening of the Whiddy Island terminal in 1969.

Inscription(s)

NAOMH BRÉNAINN

ST. BRENDAN

Sculptors

Ian Stuart (1926 - Laragh, Co. Wicklow 2013), Irish sculptor, married in 1948 the German sculptress Imogen Werner.
Imogen Stuart, née Werner (1927), German-Irish sculptor, working in Sandycove. She married in 1948 the Irishman Ian Stuart (Wikipedia – Aosdana).

Sources & Information

West Cork People, A West Cork Sculpture Trail - Part Seven.

Locatie (N 51°40'50" - W 9°27'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie193; Photograph: 16 June 2014
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