Explorers

1. St. Brendan

1.1. Brendan the Navigator

1.2. Born 484

1.2.1. Co. Kerry

1.3. Boat was called the Currach

1.4. He is the patron saint of sailors, travellers & whales.

2. Tom Crean

2.1. Born 1877

2.1.1. Co. Kerry

2.2. Died1938

2.3. Placed 1st Irish flag on the Antarctic

3. Pat Falvey

3.1. Born 1957

3.1.1. Co. Cork

3.2. Climbed Mount Everest in 1995 & 2004

3.3. He led the first Irish expedition to reach the south Pole.

4. James Cook

4.1. Born 1728

4.2. Died 1779

4.3. British

4.4. Cartographer

4.5. Explored pacific ocean, arctic and antarctic

5. Christopher Columbus

5.1. Born 1451

5.2. Died 1506

5.3. Italian

5.4. Found land in the caribbean Sea while looking for Asia

6. Ferdinand Magellan

6.1. Born 1480

6.2. Died 1521

6.3. Portugese

6.4. Led first expedition that sailed around the world