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Granuaile
Ireland’s Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley c.1530 - 1603
Anne Chambers

“A superbly researched work…it salvages the 16th century Mistress of the Western Waves from the rather frivolous folklore which surrounds her.”
- The Irish Times

Over 400 years ago Granuaile became a legend.
As both Pirate Queen and Chieftain of the O’Malley clan, Granuaile or Grace O’Malley, challenged the accepted ideas of sixteenth century Ireland. She manipulated the turbulent political environment, ignoring conventions, to become one of the most powerful leaders in the country.

The invading English also talked about this ‘…most famous feminine sea captain’. The meeting of the two Queens, Granuaile and Elizabeth 1st ensured that the legend grew until she became celebrated as one of the most notorious Irishwoman in Elizabethan England.

Using state papers and manuscripts of the period, Anne Chambers reveals the woman behind the legend.