Grace O'Malley, an Irish 'Pirate Queen'

An episode of the Irish History Podcast podcast, hosted by Fin Dwyer, titled "Grace O'Malley, an Irish 'Pirate Queen'" was published on March 7, 2022 and runs 36 minutes.

March 7, 2022 ·36m · Irish History Podcast

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Grace O'Malley or Granuaile is an iconic name in Irish history. Born in 1530, she emerged as a powerful leader in the West of Ireland in ruthless and violent era as the Tudor reconquest of the Island was in full swing. Grace is often called a pirate queen, a chieftain or even in some tellings a queen of the west. In this episode I interview her biographer Anne Chambers about the real woman and her remarkable life. Anne's book 'Grace O'Malley Ireland's Pirate Queen' is available at her website http://www.graceomalley.com/.Check out the pin of grace in the shop https://irishhistory.bigcartel.com/product/grace-o-malley-pin Support the showPatreon: https://patreon.com/irishpodcastAcast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Grace O'Malley or Granuaile is an iconic name in Irish history. Born in 1530, she emerged as a powerful leader in the West of Ireland in ruthless and violent era as the Tudor reconquest of the Island was in full swing. Grace is often called a pirate queen, a chieftain or even in some tellings a queen of the west. In this episode I interview her biographer Anne Chambers about the real woman and her remarkable life.

Anne's book 'Grace O'Malley Ireland's Pirate Queen' is available at her website http://www.graceomalley.com/.

Check out the pin of grace in the shop https://irishhistory.bigcartel.com/product/grace-o-malley-pin

Support the show

Patreon: https://patreon.com/irishpodcast

Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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