This Columbus Day we ask did the Irish and St. Brendan discover America first?

I believe he did.

It is indeed quite possible for St. Brendan to have landed in North America. Same is true for the Vikings of the 9th and 10th centuries. There is plenty of evidence that Vikings were in New England. What I don't understand is this debate about discovery. Are we still using that racist term. Clearly native Americans "discovered" America. Yeah, it's true they weren't white Europeans, but they were here first. Shame on James Carroll for this racist article.

I mentioned this before, but there are beehive type stone huts in Southeast Connecticut, near the Thames River, not very far inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It may be on Native American land. It has to be very old. I heard it was called gungywamp by the Native Americans, in the area. A religious symbol, possibly a Chi Rho was engraved on a stone, in the area.

Myth. Tim Severin proved he could make it there, but make it there and back, thats double trouble.