Mount Forde News Today

While the names of some great Antarctic explorers are well-known, people are not as aware of Robert Forde even though Mount Forde is named after ...

An Post celebrating contribution of Cork arctic explorers with launch of new stamps today  Five of the eight men commemorated in the new set are from Cork.  Edward Bransfield from Ballincurra, Patrick Keohane from Courtmacsherry, Robert Forde from Bandon and brothers Mortimer and Tim McCarthy from Kinsale took part in epic expeditions in the 1800s and the early 1900s.  Edward Bransfield  Edward Bransfield was born in Ballinacurra, near Midleton in 1785. In the summer of 1803, he...