Brasil (mythical island)

Brasil
Native name: Hy-Brasil, Hy Brasil, Hy Breasil, Hy Breasail, Hy Breasal, Hy Brazil, I-Brasil
	Brasil (far left) as shown in relation to Ireland on a map by Abraham Ortelius (1572)
Etymology	Uí Breasail: in honour of the descendants of Bresail
Geography
Location	Mythical, Atlantic Ocean

Brasil, also known as Hy-Brasil and several other variants,^[2] is a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean^[3] west of Ireland. Irish myths described it as cloaked in mist except for one day every seven years, when it becomes visible but still cannot be reached.

^ Cite error: The named reference etymology was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Hy Brasil, Hy Breasil, Hy Breasail, Hy Breasal, Hy Brazil, I-Brasil
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brazil, or Brasil" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 438.

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[2] Hy Brasil, Hy Breasil, Hy Breasail, Hy Breasal, Hy Brazil, I-Brasil

[3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brazil, or Brasil" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 438.

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Native name: Hy-Brasil, Hy Brasil, Hy Breasil, Hy Breasail, Hy Breasal, Hy Brazil, I-Brasil
Brasil (far left) as shown in relation to Ireland on a map by Abraham Ortelius (1572)
Etymology	Uí Breasail: in honour of the descendants of Bresail^[1]
Geography
Location	Mythical, Atlantic Ocean