Tir na nÓg's Bran
Bran
is the hero who set out on the famous "voyage tale". Bran had a vision
of a beautiful woman who caused him to set out on a voyage to find the country
from which the woman came. After numerous adventures, in which he meets the sea
god mananna Mac Lir, and lands on numerous mystical islands, Bran eventually
comes to Tir na mBan, the Land of the Women. Here Bran and his men stay. The men
grow restless and long to return to Ireland. But they are warned that if they
set foot on Ireland they will age suddenly for they have been away many
centuries though to them it seems only a year. They set sail in spite of the
warnings. As they near shore, one of the crew leaps ashore and before their eyes
he ages and turns to dust. Bran writes his story and throws it ashore before
turning his ship back into the unknown.
Truman is doing well in his new homein San Jose, CA with David, Amy, and Zandie the Shilo Shepherd. He is pictured here on the day he got home.
