BRAZEE

            ORIGIN OF BRAZEE NAME

            Pre-Celtic. Possibly Arabic or Syrian.

            Breas

            A Fomorian pirate Chieftain's son and King who lived in the Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland. The unequalled warrior of the Fomorians and the Tuatha de Danaan.

            Brazee is a patronymic name derived from the first name of Breas.

            Elatha

            Fomorian Chieftain of the Hebrides. Father to Breas.

            Brigit

            Wife to Breas. Origin of the word Brigantia (Great Britain). A Princess of the "Tuatha de Danaan", of Ireland. Her father was a kind and just King.

            Ruad

            Son of Breas and Briget. Killed by Celts in the war against the invading Celts.

            MIGRATION THEORIES

            Atlantis

            A persistant theory which places the original inhabitants of the British Isles on the island of Thera Or Santorini.

            Brazil, S. America

            Upon arriving in the New World, the Spanish thought that they had found "O'Brazil" or the lost civilization of Atlantis and proceeded to kill everyone. This pervading thought was said to be the reason for naming of the country of Brazil.

            Canary Islands

            Thought by some at one time to have been populated by so called refugees from Atlantis after it's destruction and decline.

            Blackfaced sheep on the Outer Hebrides.

            The Fomorians also raised sheep in the Hebrides.


            Callanish Monuments (Hebrides)...Ancient Fomorian Tombs

            Similar monuments are located in County Mayo, Ireland. They are referred to as "The Towers Of The Fomorians."

                  STONEPAGES

                  Vast numbers of puffins were located on Tory Island and on Aran, but were hunted to near extinction on Aran in the 19th century.

                  PROJECT PUFFIN

                  THE HEBRIDEAN WHALE & DOLPHIN TRUST

                  BRAZEE ANCESTRY

                  SURNAMES

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                  Sources include:

                  The Story Of The Irish Race by Seumas MacManus

                  Atlantis Recaptured by Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts

                  MYSTERIES Of The Universe by Richard Cavendish

                  Account of Aran Island and Puffins by John T. Flaherty -included in Stones of Aran Pilgrimage by Tim Robinson

                  The Companion Guide To Ireland by Brendan Lehane

                  Book Of Conquests (Ireland)

                  The Greek Myths:1,2 by Robert Graves

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