World class experience dedicated to the life of Kildare-born Ernest Shackleton, legendary polar explorer📍Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 KW65
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Make sure to tune into #RTENationwide this evening, Friday 23rd January on @RTEOne at 7pm @ShackletonAthy @Alinefitz
The story of one of Athy’s most famous son’s on NW later! Wonderful refurbishment honouring the great polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton! @RTENationwide @KildareCoCo
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A new visitor centre in Athy brings the story of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton to life, the Shackleton Experience hopes to draw visitors from Ireland & beyond @abcassin followed its development on #RTENationwide Friday 23rd Jan @RTEOne 7pm
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Discover Athy’s new Shackleton Experience - a visitor centre bringing the extraordinary life of explorer Ernest Shackleton to life on #RTENationwide Friday 23rd January on @RTEOne at 7pm @ShackletonAthy @k_nationalist @KildareCoCo @KildareNow @leinsleadernews @intokildare @rte RT
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If you missed last Friday's #RTENationwide from County Kildare focusing on things to see and do in the county & across Ireland for 2026 - Go to shorturl.at/xrNHL now! @Failte_Ireland @ShackletonAthy @KildareHour @abcassin @KildareCoCo @downesr @intokildare @k_nationalist RT
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We are in County Kildare, looking ahead to summer and exploring holiday ideas and destinations to visit in Kildare and around Ireland in 2026 on #RTENationwide Friday 23rd January @RTEOne 7pm @intokildare @k_nationalist @kildarehour @discoverirl @Failte_Ireland @ShackletonAthy RT
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#OTD 1943 New Zealand born Commander Frank Arthur Worsley died just weeks before his 72nd birthday. Worsley famously navigated 3 lifeboats from the crushed 'Endurance' to South Georgia, one of the most heroic ocean voyages of all time
#inspire #explore #discover #Antarctica
ALT 📸 COMMANDER F. A. WORSLEY (INSCR. VERSO). PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN, C.1920. FRANK A. WORSLEY COLLECTION, AKAROA MUSEUM. DONATED BY PATRICK BAMFORD
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22nd Shackleton Autumn School
Our exciting line-up of Saturday Lecturers. Limited Tickets still Available on our website : shackletonmuseum.com
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It has arrived!
What a high quality book!
Congratulations @QuestChronicle!
Looking forward to start reading it!
ALT Cover: Ernest Shackleton, John Rowett and Frank Wild aboard "Quest"
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#SimplyFeltIreland being used and making by people here, big interest in those and can be a great gift for your loved ones. Have a look online and see if you’d buy one too! @creativeirl @KildareCoCo @DeafEdIreland @studies_centre @IrishDeafSoc @ShackletonMus #AthySingSign
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The #Chess being taught here too! Great to see there’s a big interest in Chess! @mathsweek @DeafEdIreland @AthyArts @creativeirl @KildareCoCo @ShackletonMus @IrishDeafSoc @studies_centre #ChessIreland #AthySingSign
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A wonderful @CultureNight evening at @ShackletonMus for the unveiling of Eloise Gillard’s fabulous Shackleton mural. Thanks to all in attendance for their support including @MariSkaare @BerryCathal @MarkWall1 and hoping they can make the Autumn School in a few weeks #shackleton22
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Hot off the press and published for the first time this morning, introducing our official poster for the 22nd Shackleton Autumn School October 28-30 @ShackletonMus, designed by Francis Taaffe imdb.me/francistaaffe #shackleton22
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Time to get your tickets to catch ‘the Indiana Jones of the deep’ Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22 lecture on ‘Endurance Found!’ during the Shackleton Autumn School Oct 28-30.
Tickets @ShackletonMus
Massive thanks to @lornasiggins for article afloat.ie/marine-environment…
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Multi Emmy & BAFTA award winning cameraman @DougAllanCamera is both ‘immune to most of the limitations that govern other humans’ and speaking on Sunday in our Autumn School Schedule before continuing on to a tour of Ireland, details here dougallan.com
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Stunning Ernest Shackleton mural by Eloise Gillow in Athy! Artist commissioned by @ShackletonMus and funded by @KildareCoCo - in time for the marvellous Shackleton Autumn School.
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The 22nd Shackleton Autumn School is approaching. Highlights include lectures on ‘Endurance Found!’ by Mensun Bound of @Endurance_22, ‘Life in the Ice’ by documentary cameraman @DougAllanCamera and ‘Shackleton & Amundsen’ by Geir O. Klover director of @FramMuseum
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Thanks for listening and for all the great questions!
"On the strength of one link in the cable, Dependeth the might of the chain".
Ending on the Quest motto, Jan of @QuestChronicle closes his presentation on Shackleton's Quest expedition.
Watch the video on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCd075zm…
#VirtuallyShackleton2021
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Awesome lineup for polar interests all day today. Check out youtube.com/channel/UCd075zm…
#VS2 #Shackleton #shackleton100 #aurora
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Tech check ahead of @athyheritage Virtually Shackleton this morning #VS21
