The Voyage of Saint Brendan

"The Voyage of Saint Brendan" is a medieval Irish story about a monk who sets out west in search of an Earthly Earthly paradise. It differs from other medieval myths, in that it posits there is a paradise to the west, whereas normally it was more common to place the Paradise in the far east beyond India. This story was a source of inspiration to JRR Tolkien, and was worked into some of the older versions of his lore.