Tribute to Tom Crean

[halebopp01]

surely,one of the toughest human beings to have ever walked this earth,an inspiration to all us mere mortals,

[OmNiMaN100]

great man. This man has endured everything the harshicey wasteland Antartica has thrown at him, he truly was a man with an indomitable will and spirit... A true Irish Legend :)

[tricker1957]

Congratulations,superb,wonderf­ul.

[urbanstroller]

Beautiful -thanks for making this.

[colmcooper]

Up Kerry.

[aerlingus18]

lovely video...great man true hero

[brew667]

I think his most admirable quality was how he humbly blended in to everyday life after undertaking such incredible adventures and demonstrating such incredible bravery and comradery. He hardly ever mentioned his travels on returing to annascaul which is incredible. If somebody were to achieve such things nowadays they would be writing books and appearing on chat shows for the rest of their lives. Not Tom Crean. A true hero. Makes me proud to be a kerryman.

[hill1916]

Greatest Irish man in history..........THIS MAN CREAN, IS RIGHT UP THERE IN MY VIEW.

[paddyleblanc]

Crean is a legend. A model of Irish masculinity that the country could do with now-a-days. Job to do; get on with it, keeping your spirits up is your business and in your own interest.

[ibovespa]

RIP. True legend

[MyChrissyb]

tom crean and his fellow explorers are the epitome of courage and determination

and remarkable men

wonderful tribute gerry,thanks for this .

[levenah]

Thank you SO SO much for making this!

He is a direct ancestor of mine and it's great to see more things about him!

[mogbasterd]

@levenah ........

[Leftism01]

Awesome mate, the guy is a weapon.

[slightystrongerthanu]

@Leftism01 Best description of Crean ever

[monkeyapplenerd]

great video.

[coolcork]

excellent vid and a fitting tribute to a great man. anyone who is touring about should checkout the south pole inn bar annascaul dingle co kerry, tom creans home place, plenty of memorabilla to be seen there.

[murcork]

just saw show , tom crean antartic explorer, go see it! cant believe how good it was!

[geralzimo]

Arguably the most heroic, yet humble irishman to ever have lived!

One of the few true, uncorrupted heroes!

[pattywolford]

I just love the pictures of Tom Crean. I searched and searched the Internet, and Top of World Books has poster prints of the Shackleton expedition, including the one of Tom Crean with the puppies!

[pattywolford]

If I ever get to visit Ireland, I hope to visit his pub also!

[slightystrongerthanu]

could someone please tell me the name of this song? I think it really suits the video. A truely great man.

[GerryDisthename]

I answered that below mate. ;-)

It's 'I Shall Not Walk Alone' by Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

[Dec280619]

Fantastic tribute to a true legend. just reading his bio at the moment. He lived an extraordinary life. What's the music btw?

[GerryDisthename]

The song is 'I Shall Not Walk Alone' by Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

I agree with you, he had an amazing life.

[ahlickmebagwillya]

beautiful bit of work. outstanding.

[tiltrotor56]

Every bit as much a hero as Sir Shackleton.

[1233180]

I'm the ansester to and my dad looks like him they have the same nose LOL

[andylowings]

tom crean is my friend's ancestor

she's always talking bout him

[Copperfishireland]

gives ya a little tingle of pride to be irish

[IrishRemembrance]

A true Irish hero, a brave man and a real adventurer. In a time where most Irish people think this country only existed since 1923, its great to see a fitting tribute for a man like Crean. A tough bloke for sure. We've forgotten too many of our fellow countrymen thanks to a certain minority in Ireland, we won't let it happen again.

[matskigudjohnson]

Just watched a BBC doco where shackeltons relatives made the same journey as he did.

Not a bloody mention of the kerryman that saved his life more than once. '

Sickening.

[ROSHAcrean]

He was my great grandads cousin :) and he looks like my dad a bit :D (Y)

[gclin8]

I've read books about Shackleton's Endureance and other Antartic adventures. Tom Crean always stood out as the one of toughest sand greatests. Yes, he is a great Irish. But above all, he a great, great human being.

[LoopyTheBubblebrain]

I'm just about to finish the book about Tom Crean. This tribute made me cry, I didn't know when or how he died as I hadn't finished the book and I just think how young he was when he died from such a minor thing after all what he survived and achieved. His family must be so proud of him. I know I am, as an Irish person. For those sniping about him being in the british Navy, if you knew anything about Tom Crean you'd know that he never hid being Irish or Catholic from anyone. He's our Hero

[grryos]

Tom Crean was a member of the BRITISH navy

[GerryDisthename]

"Tom Crean was a member of the BRITISH navy"

Yeah, so?

[grryos]

So??? Tom was in the British Navy (armed forces) until 1920. momentous times you'll agree. If he'd been sent to shell the GPO in 1916 he'd have done so!!! You do know about the british forces' exploits in Ireland. Don't you?

[GerryDisthename]

Oh dear grryos, how sad. Taking a pop at the man's service because he wasn't a psychic who forsaw the massive changes that swept across Ireland. For the record Crean married a very republican woman and on one occasion was held up at gunpoint by Black and Tans. He had no political sympathies as politics didn't interest him. Why don't you go off and listen to the latest Sinn Féin speech and leave your simplistic Brits bad bashing elsewhere as you are insulting a great Irish hero in Crean.

[mogbasterd]

@GerryDisthename Down in Ballinspittle.His brother was in the ruc,there was sick things happened to my grandparents.

[JohnnyDarkoKelly]

Crean's brother was killed within a few monthes of his reitrement because of the Civil War. he also acted as an alibi to save one civillian from the Tans. if anyting he'd have sympathised with his own country. the reason he joined the britsh nave in the late 19th century is because Ireland was a dominion of the UK and had no adequite navy of its own.

[paddyleblanc]

@grryos and you clearly know nothing about the history of Ireland at the time other than the pub stool republican history youre spouting. So you belittle the 350,000 Irishmen who volunteered for service in WWI as well as the 50K already serving in British forces at the time. Many of whom were members of the Irish Volunteers, an organisation dedicated to attaining Home Rule. The British Army was traditionally seen as an area of potential employment for working class Irishmen. Many of the ..

[paddyleblanc]

@grryos cont'd: came from the urban poor, joining the army was seen as an opportunity to better oneself. The pay was good in comparison to what was available at home and an allowance was also paid to the spouse of the soldier while he was away on duty. This made the army financially attractive to the Irish poor. Read a book now and then you fuckwit.

[paddyleblanc]

@grryos No flies on you

[EntropyDivideByZero]

A great Irishman.

Made me cry a bit.

An example and inspiration to all of us in this day and age when any tart can become a role model by just jumping in front of a camera.

[Paley]

Tom Crean is an inspiration to all of us. The man is a legend and I feel proud to have visited his grave. Rest in peace Tom, you are a man amongst men

[liamagester]

Those quotes from explorers who retraced Crean's steps later, I bet that was only the South Georgia part, they didn't live on a frozen sea for six months, then live under an upturned boat for a while eating penguins before the 800 mile journey to South Georgia in a rowing boat.

[sjz88]

Thanks so much for making this.

He's a really inspiring person and more people should choose him as an example instead of Britney Spears or Paris Hilton.

The world would be a better place.

[frankklaassen]

Dear Sjz88,

I totally agree. People like Tom Crean started with nothing, gained everything, stayed humble and ended as real hero's

[batmansirish]

im heading to his pub in the next week or two to take a few photos,he really was a true hero and explorer,it was a pity he could not get the recognition he deserved when he came home but you have to remember this was at a time just after the war of independence and the civil was and a lot of people who served in the english army and navy kept this quiet,today people finally see this man for what he was,a true hero..thankyou for posting the tribute

[GerryDisthename]

Thanks mate. Enjoy your visit. I hope to see it myself one day when I get the chance.

[Paley]

It's a lovely pub and a beautiful part of the world. Enjoy.

[devilfishdevil]

Fairplay, nice clip, well done and thank you.

[ind347]

Stunning. Thank you for creating this.

[bohemiansfc07]

the unsung hero who didn't want recognition a true hero

[parlow123]

yes he was a true hero its a pity there isnt a few more tom creans around today

[ordinarylevel]

I discovered this indefatigable man quite by accident and have developed a great reverence for him. He was a true hero and this vid clip does him and those who were with him justice. I am almost reduced to tears sometimes by the sadness of it all, the hardship and indescribable loss throughout. A shame that Tom Crean died from such a trifling thing.

[colmbroaders]

Well done

[Fafonapili]

They should make a movie about this man.. i read a biography by Michael Smith and it is amazing..

[Paley]

The books are enough. He was a great man.

[theredhackle22]

One day I hope to see his full story given due Justice

[carlandlinda]

Too many heroic feats to choose one. Saving Cherry and Birdie when caught adrift with them on a floe? The trek to save Evans? The boat journey? Crossing South Georgia? Scott should have taken Crean, Birdie and Bill and he would have lived.

[carrowcannon]

Thank you. Crean was a great, brave, silent Irishman of a type and generation long vanished. Strong men who built the US railroads, the English motorways: loyal, hardworking, undocumented, their tale untold. Heroism was not just the preserve of the officer class.

[trousermcgee]

"The imperturbable Crean" as Worsley said. The threesome look the worse for wear in the photo at 01:10. Hard to imagine what it must have been like, and the strain of knowing the rest of the lads are still on Elephant I salnd.

[enochsneed]

Lovely tribute to "the wild man from Borneo" - just the man to have at your side in a crisis.

[annascaul1]

a great great man and a brave and giving man.

[erebus1x1]

its a pity he never put his own personal account to paper. Never mind, we have the testimony of others to attest to his bravery and spirit.