Have you ever taken a shipwrecked sailor as your beautiful, Irish lover?

We haven’t, but boy would we like to.

That’s just one of the many awe-inspiring things Grace O’Malley, or Gráinne Ní Mháille, did in her staggeringly cinematic life.

Born in 1530s Ireland, Gráinne defied gender norms to establish a pirate empire, defy the English and take on Queen Elizabeth - with a dagger in her skirt, no less.

So find your windswept sailor, climb your ship’s mast and breathe in the fresh sea air.

Then hit play: we’re going on an adventure.

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Theme music: Get Lo - LynneMusic

https://www.neosounds.com/songs/15504

Audio clips thanks to:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=she+is+the+mother+i+never+had+oprah 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pviYWzu0dzk&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ObDKKW-sn8

Here's where Lucy did her research:

https://karibovee.com/irish-women-in-history-grace-omalley-lady-pirate/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/grace-o-malley-16th-century-pirate-queen-ireland-001773

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/571511/grace-omalley-pirate-queen

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/571511/grace-omalley-pirate-queen

https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/graceomalley

https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/about-mayo/history/grace-omalley-the-pirate-queen.html

https://www.historyireland.com/early-modern-history-1500-1700/grainne-mhaol-pirate-queen-of-connacht-behind-the-legend/

http://bestoflegends.org/pirates/grainne.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V9xnfV9hd0&list=PLC134484A22E736C8

Grace O'Malley by Anne Chambers

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