It has been suggested that Brendan arrived in the Americas prior to Christopher Columbus but this has not been proven.
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In 1851 a lighthouse was built on the little Samphire island, located a few hundred meters west of Fenit pier.
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The village and environs were the scene of the ill-fated attempt of Sir Roger Casement and cohorts to land arms at Banna Strand to aid the Easter Rising.
Since 1958, its Irish factory in Killarney, Co. Kerry has built container cranes, exporting them worldwide through the port of Fenit.
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