{"product_id":"famous-irish-mariners-9781788494922","title":"Famous Irish Mariners","description":"\u003cb\u003eSurrounded on all sides by water, Ireland and its people have long been shaped by the sea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland has a rich history of famous - and infamous - mariners: from our earliest navigators, who may have reached North America - by currach - a thousand years before Columbus, to daring polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead the stirring adventures of Ireland's seafaring women, from Granuaile to Kate Tyrrell, and naval leaders such as John Barry, who fought sea battles in the Americas. Irish people have helped to shape marine science, including Francis Beaufort, who devised the scale by which we measure wind speeds, marine biologist Maude Delap and John Holland, inventor of the submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788494922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168","brand":"Emma Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360440742069,"sku":"9781788494922","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dbf8ee0c-cfa3-42a9-91e5-39a415d0e3c5.jpg?v=1773720957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/famous-irish-mariners-9781788494922","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}