Mark Richards : Shackleton Statue

A century to the day since Sir Ernest Shackleton rescued the crew of his ship Endurance from Elephant island in the Antarctic ocean, a bronze statue to the polar explorer by Mark Richards has been unveiled in his home county of Kildare.

A Naval Service guard of honour and colour party paid tribute to Shackleton’s life at sea, and Athy singer Jack L performed The Wearing of the Green, which was originally sung by Kerryman Tom Crean on an epic trip with Shackleton to rescue their crew in 1916.