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Six adventurers reenact Irish-born Ernest Shackleton's fatal Antarctic adventure (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:32:00 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

A group of British and Australian adventurers re-enacted Irish born Ernest Shackleton’s adventure to rescue his crew after their ship sunk in Antarctic waters almost a century ago. Fighting against harsh wintry elements, Shackleton was able to save all of his crew members.

Ernest Shackleton’s 102-year-old whiskey returned to its Antarctic home - distillers aim to recreate the brew (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:10:48 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Three bottles of a rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floorboards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s exploration base were returned to his base in Antarctica on January 18. The bottles have been returned 102 years after Shackleton had left them behind during his South Pole expedition.

Belan Lodge - boyhood playground of Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:35:08 PDT

With fine weather on the horizon there has never been a better time to expand yours or your childrens by taking a self catering holiday at home Only an hour from Dublin the lovely Belan Lodge, boyhood playground of the great Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton can be yours too for a week or a weekend No long bank holiday drive, its a genuine hidden gem of a place, wild out with plenty of nature walks, canal banks and gastro pubs to be explored and whats more its very affordable, child and animal friendly, so what's keeping you?Originally part of the very large and prestigous Belan House Estate which belonged to the Earls of Aldborough for over 400 years, before unfortunately being abandoned due to bad debts and mismanagement, although the Cornmills attached were always very successful And they belonged once upon a time to Ebenezer Shackleton, uncle of the famous Irish Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton READ MORE

100 years later: Original Scottish whisky found at South Pole hut of Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:24 PST

Ernest Shackleton failed in his bid to reach the South Pole but the Irish-born Antarctic explorer may have let the world a more significant giftJust discovered are three crates of whisky and two crates of brandy beneath the floorboards of hut used by Shackleton in 1908 during his quest to reach the South PoleThe 102 year old Scotch whisky find is like finding the original recipe for distilling the hard stuffThe whisky is from Whyte and Mackay Scottish master blenders and the whisky unearthed is the original blend for the brand which has long since been thought lost for ever READ MORE