A crew who are preparing to cross the Atlantic in a leather currach make a rest stop in Lough Swilly.
Brendan is the name given to the vessel, a replica of an eighth century leather covered boat, that left Dingle in County Kerry on 17 May.
British explorer, historian and writer Tim Severin is responsible for the project wishing to confirm that St Brendan and his crew of Irish monks reached north America seven hundred years before Christopher Columbus.
The journey along a section of Ireland 's Atlantic coast has already proven that the Brendan is robust and suited to tough conditions.
She’s capable of making these long hauls.
A mediaeval boat means living, working and sleeping in damp, wet and uncomfortable conditions, but Tim Severin and his crew have used their time in Donegal to make adaptations to the vessel.
As long as the winds are favourable, he is confident that their journey crossing the Atlantic should go according to plan. The next stop is Scotland, followed by Iceland and Greenland. From there, the crew will set sail for north America.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 28 May 1976. The reporter is John O’Callaghan.
