Kerry County Council hold Civic Reception For Pat Falvey...

Pat Cork Born but Kerry adopted , was presented with a hand carved impression of his predecessor Tom Crean this week when he was honoured by Kerry County Council.

Mayor of Kerry described Pat Falvey as the ultimate survivor. " He endured what had to be absolute agony on his trek of 1140 km with his team to the South Pole......."

County Manager Tom Curran sais that the civic reception hosted for the adventurer paled into insignificance when compared to his achievements...

Pat thank the people of Kerry this great honour and proudly spoke of our great connection in Cork and Kerry of our Polar history of our sung and unsung hero's. He also paid tribute to his own team Of Dr Clare O'Leary, Shaun Menzies and Jonathon Bradshaw, as well as the rest of his unsung hero's the rest of the team, Those manning the stations here in Ireland and the millions of people who had been following their adventurers. Success is a team efford....

Source The Kerryman. Picture Dominic Walsh.

Left to right. Kerry County Manager, Tom Curran. Mayor of Kerry, Michael Healy Rae. Abina Falvey, Pat Falvey and Tim Falvey