A fitting memorial to Sir Ernest Shackleton the polar explorer who was born in Kilkea outside Athy Co Kildare. Athy Heritage Centre Museum houses the only permanent exhibition dedicated to Shackleton and his expeditions. The one and a half times life sized sculpture is by the artist Mark Richards. The bronze statue stands on a granite base and...
   Read moreThe Athy Heritage Centre - Shackleton Museum, next to the Ernest Shackleton Memorial, is small but beautifully organized and well worth a visit. The town of Athy...
   Read moreGreat part across the town of Athy which is close to the birthplace of the famous Explorer Ernest Shackleton who travelled to the South Pole in...
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