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Crean left the family farm near Annascaul, in County Kerry, to enlist in the Royal Navy at age 16. In 1901, while serving on Ringarooma in New Zealand, he volunteered to join Scott's 1901–1904 Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, thus beginning his exploring career.
- Ballynacourty, Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland
- 1893–1920
Tom Crean ( Annascaul, 20 luglio 1877 – Cork, 27 luglio 1938) è stato un esploratore e militare irlandese . Biografia. Nato nella città di Annascaul nella contea di Kerry nell'Irlanda del sud, e secondo ufficiale dell'imbarcazione Endurance, nella spedizione di Ernest Henry Shackleton al polo sud . Bibliografia.
Tom Crean (1877 – 1938) the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley.
“Tom Crean’s role in the escape from the ice, is unique in that he was the only member of the Endurance Expedition to take part in every aspect of it.”
Tom Crean figured prominently in three of the four major British expeditions to the Antarctic a century ago and spent more time in the ice and snow than either of the more celebrated and instantly recognisable figures of Sir Ernest Shackleton or Captain Robert Scott. And he outlived them both.
L'esploratore del Kerry. Dietro due degli esploratori polari più famosi della storia, c'è un uomo del Kerry. Il suo nome è probabilmente reso insignificante da quelli di Scott e Shackelton ma, al South Pole Inn di Annascaul, Tom Crean è un eroe.
Thomas Aaron Crean (born March 25, 1966) is a college basketball coach. Most recently, he was the head coach for the University of Georgia men's basketball team. Crean was previously the head coach of Indiana University. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Marquette University (1999–2008), where his team reached the 2003 NCAA ...
