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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Steven White

'Phantom' island near the UK visible for just one day every seven years

A mysterious island said to exist off the coast of west Ireland appeared on maps up until the 1865 - yet no one has ever managed verify its exact location.

Reported sightings of Hy-Brasil date as far back as the 1325 and according to Irish myths the legendary island spends most of its time shrouded in mist.

Only for one day every seven years are sailors able to see the island in the Atlantic Ocean.

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