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Athy’s industrial, agricultural and sporting heritage was exhibited at the Church of Ireland Centre on the Carlow Road

National Maritime Museum to Host Virtual Talk on Ernest Shackleton 15th February 2021 Shackleton's ship Endurance embedded in the Antarctic ice of the Weddell Sea – one of Frank Hurley's remarkable photos which have done so much to immortalise an extraordinary expedition. In almost every crisis or period of exceptional and continuing difficulty - such as we're living through now - people will hope to relate to the ultimately successful example of survival to be found in the experiences of Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1...

Major accolade for Athy's Shackleton Museum as it gets accreditation from Heritage Council Reporter:  '); The Shackleton Museum Athy, is one of 11 museums that has received accreditation under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) from the Heritage Council, as the sector prepares a fightback against the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. The certificates were presented at a special online ceremony today. Accreditation certificates were awarded in 2020 but last year’s ceremony was delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions.   Selection under MSPI is seen as a major accolade in t...