And then to top it all, after the 3 expeditions he left the navy and opened a pub in rural kerry and never told anyone about all he'd done, with only indication towards it being the pub being called "the south pole inn"

Crean: The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero Tim Foley Tom Crean is one of the most iconic figures in Irish history. Born in 1877 in County Kerry, he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of sixteen, the start of a career that would bring him t...

If you've not came across it already you should check out the biography of Tom Crean. Was on 3 Antarctic expeditions (2 Scott, 1 Shackleton). Just reading his wiki is wild.

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