I am looking for a boat memorial (it has a a statue of a man or child on a sail boat) It is off of Slea Head Drive or the Ring of Kerry. There seems to be an old boat launch there. Does any one know exactly on the map where this is? There might be a marker in Anglo-Irish at the spot. Thank you
Posted by
Ireland
219 posts
Nothing is springing Immediately to mind. Can you remember if it's in a very remote spot or close to a town/village?
Posted by
Colorado Springs
2980 posts
There's a statue commemorating St. Brendan near Cahersiveen, but it shows four monks in a boat ... supposedly representing the journey out to the Skelligs and beyond. Might google that to see if it's what you're looking for.
Posted by
OP
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It is a remote spot. About a mile off the main road. Somewhere on the Dingle Peninsula. The statue is small and it has a stone marker that reads, "na lisimis ar maidi le srud".
Posted by
Corvallis OR
7158 posts
This might be the one you're talking about but not sure.
Posted by
Ireland
219 posts
Found it, it's at Brandon Creek and commemorates the departure of St Brendan. The inscription reads "Ná ligimís ár maidí le sruth" which roughly means "Don't let go of our oars".
There's a bit about the area on this site: https://dingle-peninsula.ie/us-links/49-blog-from-the-dingle-peninsula/251-st-brendan-the-navigator-s-departure-from-brandon-creek.html
Posted by
OP
3 posts
Thanks so much everyone. Brandon Creek on the Dingle Peninsula.