Irish in the polar regions: 400+ years of adventures in the high latitudes

Saturday 9th November 2024, 14:30-16:30

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From Arctic rock in Kerry to folks from Kerry in Antarctica, this presentation will tell of men and women from across Ireland who were part of polar enterprises across the centuries. The search expeditions for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition will feature alongside Shackleton and Crean of the great Antarctic stories. Short profiles of a wide range of Irish individuals will give a sense of polar exploration as a whole.

Liam Maloney undertook BA and MA programmes at the School of History in University College Dublin.

He began polar history with the Shackleton Endurance Exhibition in Dún Laoghaire and has been writing and speaking about polar topics for ten years. He was Historian of the Antarctic Team aboard NCL's 'Norwegian Star' In 2023 and has spoken to local history societies and institutions across the UK and Ireland.

He maintains the 'Shackleton's Endurance' Facebook page and network.

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This event is timed to begin at 14:30 in the Irish/British time zone UTC. Check the following link to establish what time that equates to in your own time zone.