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A cottage similar to one in which Tom Crean was born

Compiling a picture from the 1901 Census It’s unfortunate for us that Census records for the era closest to Tom Crean’s birth date aren’t available – both the 1881 and 1891 Censuses, which would have included further information on Tom Crean, were destroyed after a decision was made to pulp […]

General Retirement and passing Tom Crean's Early Years

Gortacurraun – Tom Crean’s birthplace

24-year-old Tom Crean while serving on HMS Ringarooma

Life in the latter part of 19th century Ireland was, for most, merely an existence. With memories of the earlier, devastating famine which robbed the country of many of its inhabitants either, through starvation or emigration, survival was uppermost in the minds of families whose work was to farm the […]

The Road To Antarctica