BBC 20th Century Icon Explorer Winner Ernest Shackleton

BBC 20th Century Icon Explorer Winner Ernest Shackleton

Athy's Polar Explorer Honoured

 

Athy's polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has been voted the greatest explorer of the 20th century in a public vote on the BBC 2 TV ICONS series. Shackleton, who led the famous Endurance expedition to the Antarctica in 1914, will now compete for the greatest person of the century in a live public final on Tuesday, 5th February with others being selected from the fields of science, entertainment, activists, sports, artists/ writers and leaders.

The Athy Heritage Centre Museum is home to the world's only permanent exhibition celebrating the explorer and hosts the annual Shackleton Autumn School. A major redevelopment of the museum is being planned at the former Town Hall building, which is located in Emily Square.

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