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Four stamps ... Irish men who played a significant role in the Antarctic expeditions of the 1800s and early 1900s. They include Ernest Shackleton, who was born in Co Kildare, and Tom Crean ...
Eight Irish Antarctic explorers are being celebrated by An Post with a series of commemorative stamps. The stamps highlight the contributions of eight Irish men towards Antarctic exploration and ...
Irish explorer Tom Crean was the Ice Man, whose extraordinary achievements during three expeditions to the Antarctic at the start of the last century lay dormant for almost 80 years. Crean ...
Author and Polar historian Michael Smith introduces Tom Crean – Irish Antarctic Hero, his new graphic novel (illustrated by David Butler) celebating the legendary Kerry-born explorer. I have a ...
Irish Polar explorer Tom Crean has been commemorated with a Greenland mountain bearing his name. The 700 metre peak was named last week by a group of Irish mountaineers on a charity expedition.