TOM CREAN BY DANIEL

Tom Crean was born in 1877 in Kerry

He lived in Annascul when he was as child

He joined the Royal Navy when he was 15

In 1901 he was chosen by Captain Scott to travel as one of the crew members on the

ship Discovery

Tom Crean got married 1917 and his wife name was Ellen Herlihy

He had 2 children named Kate Crean and Eileen Crean.

When he returned from the the South Pole, he opened a public

house called the South Pole Inn.

Tom Crean lived a quite life and did not talk much about his great adventures but at night he would sometimes dream he was back on

the ship Discovery

Tom Crean loved dogs.

Tom crean died in1938

I admire this person because he joined the Royal Navy when he was fifteen