Expedition bids to locate lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton
Endurance sank during Kildare native’s quest to Antarctica in 1915
Statue of Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton unveiled in Athy
Tribute in home county comes on centenary of famous Antarctic rescue
Recreating Ernest Shackleton’s rescue, trench foot and all
A team has recreated Shackleton’s Antarctic rescue mission of 1916, right down to period equipment and food. The only modern touches were the safety equipment and melting glaciers
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