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The man who brought Tom Crean’s story to life In 2017, when I first began researching Tom Crean’s life in depth for the biography I was to later write, one of the first things I wanted to discover was information about the person who first introduced me to Tom Crean’s story. Through my father, who […]

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When Tom Crean met Winston Churchill On the 23rd January 1914, Chief Petty Officer Tom Crean was assigned to HMS Enchantress. It was a time when the Kerryman who, 21 years earlier found it necessary to leave his homeland, would be present on the decks of the Admiralty yacht which was used predominantly as the […]

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On this day the Change platform campaign from which we sought for Ireland To Honour Tom Crean, declared a historic victory with the following post: After eleven years of operating a campaign for Ireland to honour Tom Crean, five of which were spent pestering people to sign this petition, today, on the eve of the […]

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After 11 years of operating the campaign to honour Tom Crean, here’s an announcement I’ve waited all that time to post: Celebrations can commence and it’s a huge thrill to learn that the scientific vessel that represents the Irish government finally recognising Tom Crean, the RV Tom Crean, will be making her way to Dingle Harbour […]

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Celebrating Tom Crean in designs I’ve been telling Tom Crean’s story online since 2010 after creating the campaign that finally bore fruit in January 2021, after his country finally granted him the recognition he has long deserved in the shape of a scientific vessel – the RV Tom Crean. After 11 years of thinking up […]

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This Special version of Crean The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero was the second edition of Tom Crean’s biography which was released as a centenary version to commemorate 100 years since he retired. First released in 2019, it makes for a great Christmas gift for friends or loved ones. It’s a book for which […]

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Over the past few weeks I’ve been busy contacting county librarians across Ireland. My goal was to have both titles made available through local libraries. After informing them all that my biography of Crean brought about official revisions to Tom Crean’s story in March of this year and alerting them to the new information that […]

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An Unsung Hero – Tom Crean – The Antarctic Marine Being an average singer and a below average but enthusiastic strummer of my acoustic guitar, in 2015, I wrote a song about Tom Crean and decided to go the full hog and have it recorded professionally. It was a little daunting at the time and […]

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Tom Crean – A Sung Hero Being an average singer and a below average but enthusiastic strummer of my acoustic guitar, in 2015, I wrote a song about Tom Crean and decided to go the full hog and have it recorded professionally. It was a little daunting at the time and I remember tentatively walking […]

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I’ve felt really proud and humbled by the opinions of others who have read my books about Tom Crean and I’m grateful for every book review no matter whether it’s a one-liner or more. As the author of a book about a historical figure, a book review from authors and historians who undertook meticulous research […]

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