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1848 in Ireland

Explore 3 historical events and records for Ireland in 1848.

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Historical records for Ireland in 1848

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April

22 April 1848

Franklin Ships Abandoned

Crozier, Francis Rawdon Moira · King William Island · Expedition Commander · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Crozier and James Fitzjames direct the abandonment of Erebus and Terror after prolonged entrapment in ice and lead the surviving crews southward.

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1848

Enterprise Franklin Search

McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier · Canadian Arctic · Arctic Explorer · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

McClure joins HMS Enterprise on an early Royal Navy search for the missing Franklin expedition.

1848

First Franklin Search Expedition

McClintock, Francis Leopold · Canadian Arctic · Arctic Explorer · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

McClintock joins HMS Enterprise on his first expedition searching for Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of Erebus and Terror.

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