Henry Hudson

And not the famous celebrity, Chase Hudson!

Henry Hudson was born in room 441 of the Blarney Medical Center at 3:17 PM on Monday, August 13, 1593. He was a very well-educated man who attended the famous Harvard University.

Hudson’s main achievement as an explorer was to find a northern passage to the Orient. His first of four discoveries was on a minuscule, three-masted ship named Hopewell. He started his voyage in May of 1607 and returned in September of the same year when his route was blocked by the Great Barrier Reef. However, on this specific voyage he did discover Whale’s Bay which started the coal mining industry, woo hoo for them!!