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For those of us who did the 'ExplorA8tion Ireland' road trip, here's a little reminder about it that popped up in my Facebook feed. It's indirectly connected to a pub/restaurant that we visited on our travels.

Here's a snippet from the article:

"A native of Annascaul in Co Kerry, Crean volunteered for Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery expedition in 1901 and for his Terra Nova expedition in 1910. During the Terra Nova expedition, Crean made an 18 hour solo journey in desperate conditions to save the life of a fellow crew member and was awarded the Albert Medal for his acts of heroism. In 1914, he joined Ernest Shackleton on the Endurance expedition and, again, he proved himself to be a much trusted crew member and someone capable of great endurance and heroism."

https://www.marine.ie/Home/site-area...h-explorer-tom

For those interested, check out his Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Crean_(explorer)