Articles related to "Granuaile"
Granuaile (aka Grace O'Malley) - Irish Pirate
Most historical accounts written in the past were penned by men. Women were largely ignored or gained mention because of their husbands or charitable deeds. On occasion, though, a few women defied the roles often assigned them to gain prominence in their own rights. Grace O'Malley was such a woman. While Sir Francis Drake and other Elizabethan Sea Rovers gained notoriety as pirates, Granuaile would have drifted into obscurity if not for Irish bards and poets. She dared to enter a man's world, and in the process proved to be a successful sailor, chieftain, and pirate.
• pirates • piracy • ireland • clare island • granuaile
Most historical accounts written in the past were penned by men. Women were largely ignored or gained mention because of their husbands or charitable deeds. On occasion, though, a few women defied the roles often assigned them to gain prominence in their own rights. Grace O'Malley was such a woman. While Sir Francis Drake and other Elizabethan Sea Rovers gained notoriety as pirates, Granuaile would have drifted into obscurity if not for Irish bards and poets. She dared to enter a man's world, and in the process proved to be a successful sailor, chieftain, and pirate.
• pirates • piracy • ireland • clare island • granuaile
Grace O'Malley, Female Pirate
While female pirates were a rare thing, they certainly weren't uncommon. Grace O'Malley is one of the few women who gave pirating a new name.
• female pirate • gracy o'malley • irish pirates • piracy • granuaile
While female pirates were a rare thing, they certainly weren't uncommon. Grace O'Malley is one of the few women who gave pirating a new name.
• female pirate • gracy o'malley • irish pirates • piracy • granuaile
Female Pirates on the High Seas
A common factor among most female pirates was a desire to escape the shackles of convention or to defy male authority-- or both.
• granuaile • mary read • alwilda • gráinne • grace o'malley
A common factor among most female pirates was a desire to escape the shackles of convention or to defy male authority-- or both.
• granuaile • mary read • alwilda • gráinne • grace o'malley