Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Irish Thought for July 31...

A Wee Bit O' Irish History

Born in 1530, an Irishwoman named Grace O'Malley, or Gráinne Ní Mháille, became known as the Queen of the Pirates.  She was the commander of a fleet of ships that would waylay slow vessels outside the port of Galway.

As depicted in Wikipedia, this is Grace (on the left) meeting with Queen Elizabeth I

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