"There has been some debate recently about the dating of the cross with one or two researchers starting to believe that it may predate Christianity altogether, as the symbol was used by Pagans in Egypt. The seafaring history of Ireland and how it connected this small island to the rest of the world – allowing for trade of goods and ideas – may have been underplayed by historians to date, in regard to this I wholly recommend that anyone interested in Ireland’s early maritime history reads ‘The Atlantean Irish’ by Bob Quinn – as I have over the past month – it certainly gives a different perspective to the ‘culturally isolated island on the edge of Europe’ idea of Ireland that seems to be more commonly concluded."
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The Atlantean - Bob Quinn Documentary
According to the 12th century annals Leabhar Gabhála Éireann (The Book of Invasions of Ireland) Tory Island off the coast of Co. Donegal was first occupied by Nemedian settlers from Scythia in modern Turkey .
