MEMBER OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE LAND VAN WAES AND OF THE PESE COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY P. DE RO0. EGI PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, U.8.A. ST. BRENDAN'S ISLAND AND LEGEND. European Information; Vatican Archives... The Legend's Medieval Fantastic Flourish.... Father Barinthus's Voyage across the Atlantic Western Happy Lands of the Celts .... Celtic "Imramha" or Tales of the Sea Possibility of Ancient Celtic Voyages to America. St. Brendan's First Voyage, to the Northern Islands. St. Brendan's Second Voyage, to the Southwest.. V THE IRISH ON THE ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC. The Ancient Irish were a Sailor Nation.... St. Cormac and other Irish Monks sailing on the Northern ..... The Irish on the Northern Islands in Early Times... Voyages to Continental America credited to Winds and Early Intercourse between Ireland and America. European Relics found in Greenland by the Scandinavian Discoverers. The Sagas' Irish "Vestmenn," from America.. ICELAND AND GREENLAND UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARCH- BISHOP OF HAMBURG IN A.D. 831. Gregory IV. appoints St. Ansgar an Apostolic Delegate for Iceland, Greenland . . . in A.D. 835.... The Documents considered as Spurious. The Documents accepted as Genuine .. Ancient Papal Bulls confirming that of Gregory IV. Diploma of Lewis the Pious confirmed by Emperor Frederic 55 58 Objection from Archbishop Adalbert's pretended Ambition Were Iceland and Greenland unknown before the Scandi- navian Discovery? ..... Why Iceland and Greenland suffragan to Hamburg? The Irish expelled from the Shetlands and the Faroes...... 69 The Irish ruined on the Hebrides, exterminated on the The Irish driven away from Iceland..... Did the Irish pass from Greenland to Continental America, Early intercourse between Ireland and America... Björn Asbrandson leaving Iceland in a Southwestern Di- ... .... Geographical Location of Great Ireland.. 94 |
