Sir, - Kevin Myers can be assured that Sir Ernest Shackleton has not been forgotten in his native county, Kildare. The Athy Heritage Centre has a permanent exhibition devoted to the exploits of the Antarctic explorer including a sledge and sledge harness used by Shackleton on his 1907 expedition to the Antarctic. - Yours etc,
Mark McLoughlin, Manager, Athy Heritage Centre, Athy, Co Kildare.