1000 Piece Irish Jigsaw Puzzle St Brendan

Irish Jigsaw Celtic Art Jigsaw puzzle featuring St Brendan The Navigator at sea with his monks. 500 piece puzzle. Showcasing stunning celtic artwork by Rachel Arbuckle. Many people believe that St Brendan arrived in the Americas a full 1000 years before Columbus

St Brendan The Navigator by Rachel Arbuckle

• 1000 Piece Deluxe Jigsaw Puzzle
• Inspired by ancient celtic art and the Book of Kells
• Great action picture of St Brendan and his followers at sea  

Details

• Size C
• 1000 Pieces
• 66.5cm x 50cm
• 16.25" x 19.25" inches

St Brendan the Navigator

St Brendan was born in 484 AD in Fenit, County Kerry. He was ordained a priest in 512 AD and founded a monastery at Clonfert, County Galway.

Brendan travelled widely; he set sail from the foot of Mount Brandon on the Dingle Peninsula with a handful of monks on a perilous seven-year quest across the Atlantic in a boat of wood and oxhide. En route, legend tells us that they were raised up on the backs of "sea monsters" (whales), they passed by "crystal columns that rose up to the sky" (icebergs) and they were pelted with "flaming foul-smelling rocks" (volcano).

Eventually, the intrepid voyagers arrived at a beautiful land they called "Promised Land of the Saints", an island which became a standard feature on maps for the next millenium.

It is widely believed by many that St Brendand and his monks had in fact arrived in America almost 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus.

Rachel Arbuckle

Dublin born artist Rachel Arbuckle graduated from Dublin's National College of Art and Design in 1990.

She has always been fascinated by our Celtic heritage. Inspiration found in the intricate knotwork adorning the ancient manuscripts, stone and metalwork, coupled with Rachel's love of a good story, have combined to produce some of the most popular images in contemporary Irish Celtic Art.

Mythologicial warriors rub shoulders with ancient historical figures and intertwine with animals, birds and fish rendered in the artist's unique style.

Her colors, though modern, emulate the softness of the natural pigments used by the Celts and a discerning eye will recognise shades of both Tuscany, where Rachel currently lives, and the Beara Peninsula, where she thrives on the rugged West Coas of Ireland.

Today her work is available worldwide, bringing a taste of Ireland to the four corners of the earth.