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About The Tom Crean Books

After many years of research, this biography and the children’s version, are the most comprehensive accounts of Tom Crean’s life ever written. The books take readers of all ages on a chronological …

About Tom Crean

Born in 1877 in Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland, Tom Crean’s story is a remarkable one that saw him serve on three major Antarctic expeditions in the early 20th century. Since his passing in 1938 …

About The Author of Tom Crean

For eight years, Salford born author Tim Foley has been the driving force of a campaign to honour Tom Crean, an Irish explorer who served under Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton on three pioneering expeditions to Antarctica in the early part of the 20th century.

Having spent his early career in the building trade, Tim began writing via his own online consumer advice forum in 1999. As a result, he was signed up by ITV to act as Project Consultant on popular television DIY shows such as ITV’s Better Homes, followed by Granada’s 60 Minute Makeover. Tim was then commissioned to take a lead role in a two-part special for ITV’s Tonight With Trevor McDonald. In a sociopolitical experiment that subsequently rendered the project a great success, transforming a derelict Liverpool terraced house into a fully refurbished home at a fraction of the cost of its proposed demolition and the rehousing of its neighbourhood community.

Tom The Mighty Explorer

Crean - The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero

Tom The Mighty Explorer

Crean - The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero

Tom Crean Campaign – Declaration of Victory

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Tom Crean Campaign – Declaration of Victory

On this day the Change platform campaign from which we sought for Ireland To Honour Tom Crean, declared a historic victory with the following post: After eleven years of operating a campaign for Ireland to honour Tom Crean, five of which were spent pestering people to sign this petition, today, on the eve of the […]

6th October, 2022 – RV Tom Crean launch ceremony at Dingle

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6th October, 2022 – RV Tom Crean launch ceremony at Dingle

After 11 years of operating the campaign to honour Tom Crean, here’s an announcement I’ve waited all that time to post: Celebrations can commence and it’s a huge thrill to learn that the scientific vessel that represents the Irish government finally recognising Tom Crean, the RV Tom Crean, will be making her way to Dingle Harbour […]

Tom Crean Shop – related products and designs

Tom Crean Shop

Tom Crean Shop – related products and designs

Celebrating Tom Crean in designs I’ve been telling Tom Crean’s story online since 2010 after creating the campaign that finally bore fruit in January 2021, after his country finally granted him the recognition he has long deserved in the shape of a scientific vessel – the RV Tom Crean. After 11 years of thinking up […]

Discover Tom Crean in your local library

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Discover Tom Crean in your local library

Over the past few weeks I’ve been busy contacting county librarians across Ireland. My goal was to have both titles made available through local libraries. After informing them all that my biography of Crean brought about official revisions to Tom Crean’s story in March of this year and alerting them to the new information that […]

Tom Crean – A Sung Hero

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Tom Crean – A Sung Hero

Tom Crean – A Sung Hero Being an average singer and a below average but enthusiastic strummer of my acoustic guitar, in 2015, I wrote a song about Tom Crean and decided to go the full hog and have it recorded professionally. It was a little daunting at the time and I remember tentatively walking […]

Tom Crean’s biography – A book review to revel in.

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Tom Crean’s biography – A book review to revel in.

I’ve felt really proud and humbled by the opinions of others who have read my books about Tom Crean and I’m grateful for every book review no matter whether it’s a one-liner or more. As the author of a book about a historical figure, a book review from authors and historians who undertook meticulous research […]

Fantastic read. Got totally engrossed with it when I got it at Christmas & finished it in less than two days.

Maryanne Maher, Tipperary, Ireland

‘Tom Crean is one of the giants of the heroic age of polar exploration and this brilliant book brings his story vividly to life and gives everyone a chance to discover a man trusted by Scott and Shackleton. If you were in trouble you would want Tom Crean by your side.’

Lorraine Kelly, TV Presenter, UK

This is the definitive account of Tom Crean’s life.The author captures the enigmatic qualities of Tom Crean and this is a book to be treasured

Sam, UK, Verified Purchase, Amazon.

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