Athy, Co Kildare, is to commemorate its most famous citizen, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, next month.
A historical re-enactment group called Antarctic Adventurers will set up camp in the centre of the town complete with tents, sledges and exploration equipment as part of the annual Ernest Shackleton Autumn School.
"The Antarctic Adventurers know all the history, all the information," said Ms Margaret Walsh, of Athy Heritage Centre, "and they will be there to communicate with members of the public what life was like as an explorer."
This is the fourth autumn school held in honour of the South Pole explorer who was born at Kilkea near Athy in 1847. It will run from October 22nd-25th in the Heritage Centre.
It attracts polar adventure enthusiasts from all over Ireland every year.
Speakers will include Irish Times columnist Brendan McWilliams on Antarctic weather, Mr Séamus McCann on Antarctic wildlife, Dr J. McAdam on Shackleton's link with the Falklands, Dr Aidan O'Sullivan on Inuit, Irish and Norse, Mr Kevin Kenny on what it said in the papers and Dr Bob Headland, curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute, on Shackletonia.
Other events throughout the weekend include the staging of A Horse's Breath on a Winters Road, portraying the history of emigration from Ireland, the screening of 900 South, a chronicle of Capt Robert Scott's race for the South Pole, and a field trip to Shackleton country by former RTÉ producer and writer John MacKenna.
There will also be a boat trip on Saoirse ar an Uisce and a children's workshop and street theatre based on the polar theme.
Shackleton was part of several expeditions which set out for the South Pole. In 1915, when his ship Endurance was crushed by ice, he and a group of men walked more than 800 miles to ensure the survivors were rescued.
Athy Heritage Centre has the only permanent exhibition devoted to the explorer. It includes an original sledge and harness from his expeditions.