Irish Women Pirates. Part One - The Pirate Queen

In this first episode of Season Two, Rab and Kerry take a deep dive into The Pirate Queen herself, Granuaile, as she fights, loves, gives birth in the middle of a sea battle, and finally shows Queen Elizabeth Tudor who's the real boss.

Clarification: Rab gets his dates mixed up at one point and says 1856 instead of 1586. 

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Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources

Chambers, Anne. Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530–1603. Gill Books, 2019.

Chambers, Anne, and Slattery Williams, Emma. "Grace O’Malley: the fearless pirate queen of Ireland." History Extra, 2021 Grace O'Malley: The Pirate Queen Of Ireland – Biography & Facts | HistoryExtra

Edwards, R. Dudley, and David B. Quinn. “Sixteenth Century Ireland, 1485-1603.” Irish Historical Studies, vol. 16, no. 61, 1968, pp. 15–32. Accessed via JSTOR

Murray, Theresa D. "Gráinne Mhaol, pirate queen of Connacht: behind the legend" History Ireland, vol. 13, Issue 2, 2005)

Tudor conquest of Ireland - Wikipedia

Parliament of Ireland - Wikipedia