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The Irish in Antarctica: A Tale of 
Discovery, Survival, and Triumph
 

Beverly Sperry

A Tale of Discovery, Survival, and Triumph 

1820: Edward Bransfield from County Cork discovers Antarctica

The amazing feats of Ernest Shackleton

Outstanding endurance and prodigious courage.

Beverly Sperry is a member of the Ark Synagogue in London and the Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation.  Originally from New York City, she moved to Ireland in 1984.  In 1987, she married Martin Meehan, an Irish officer in the British Navy with whom she shared an abiding interest in military history and Polar exploration.  Last December, Beverly fulfilled her long-time ambition to visit Antarctica, and she has been to Patagonia on several occasions where she visited sites of interest to the Antarctic enthusiast.

From Edward Bransfield from County Cork, credited with the discovery of the Antarctic continent in 1820, to Ernest Shackleton, born in 1874 in County Kildare, Irish seafarers hold a special place in the history of Antarctic exploration. Beverly will tell of their exploits, with particular reference to the amazing feats of Ernest Shackleton – “The Boss” – and the astounding endurance of Kerryman Tom Crean, who sailed with both Scott and Shackleton and lived to tell the tale, plus many whose names you may never have heard before, but whose courage was prodigious and whose contributions were vital.