I have really tried to catch up on your posts this evening but the site has been very slow (it's not the internet because other sites seem to load OK) So apologies if I am late commenting.... it's just got too much after waiting and waiting for pages to load. I'll try again tomorrow!

I mentioned in my last post about other mythical islands apart from Atlantis. What is so interesting about these 'lost lands' (well, to me, anyway) is that many of them lie to the west. So there is Caer Sidi off the west coast of Wales (probably in or near Cardigan Bay) and Hy Brasil or Brasail (it has various names) off the west coast of Ireland.

I find this interesting because the west is traditionally a place of death and many tales about mythical lands and Other Worlds (and yes, even the Fairy Realms too) often seem to be places where people who have died young go for an after life.

People firmly believed in these places, some even claimed to have visited them, and they were included in many maps. There was usually an air of mystery about them, and there were some mythical lands that appeared from time to time. A number of sightings of Hy Brasil were claimed in 1908! And if that sounds strange, consider this: Hy Brasil was still appearing on otherwise accurate maps until 1865!

Another name for Hy Brasil was 'Beg Ara' - the origin of the famous 'Begorrah', possibly? (although it could equally be claimed that it was a more acceptable way of saying 'By God').

Or perhaps, as some have claimed recently, Hy Brasil really was Atlantis all along?