Statue to commemorate life of polar explorer

A member of Captain Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition is to be immortalised by his native parish following the decision to commission a life-sized statue in his memory.

Statue to commemorate life of polar explorer

In 1910, Patrick Keohane, from the Courtmacsherry area of West Cork, was chosen for Captain Robert Scott’s expedition to the South Pole.

He joined a team which included the renowned Kerry explorer Tom Crean, as well as Kinsale brothers Mortimer and Tim McCarthy, along with Robert Forde from Kilmurry.

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