Apparently he was a 6th C Irish monk who set off with 14 other monks on a voyage to discover the Garden of Eden. On the way they have slag thrown at them by blacksmiths, encounter 'mountains of fire' (Iceland?) and light a fire on an island which turns out to be a giant sea monster called Jason.
He also preached a sermon from his boat to a group of highly attentive sea creatures.
They discovered Eden, although some say that it was actually North America (epic fail?) after which they all went home.
Amongst other duties he is patron saint of elderly adventurers, so hopefully he can also look after us!
Tim Severin's account of his voyage in Brendan's footsteps is a steal at £2.99 on Kindle. So you could get it delivered wirelessly to the boat!
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