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Buck Whaley : Ireland's greatest adventurer /

Thomas 'Buck' Whaley was one of the greatest adventurers in Irish history. In 1788, he undertook an extraordinary ten-month journey from Dublin to Jerusalem for a wager of £15,000, equivalent to several million today. Nearly shipwrecked in the Sea of Crete, he almost died of plague in Cons...

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Main Author:	Ryan, David (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland : Merrion Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Whaley, Thomas. Adventure and adventurers > Ireland > Biography. Gamblers > Ireland > Biography.

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