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Webinar: Grace O’Malley Pirate Queen of Ireland

Born to an Irish chieftain in a remote corner of County Mayo, Grace O’Malley forged a career in seafaring and piracy that spanned over 40 years.

This webinar will take an in-depth look at the astonishing life of this pirate queen and the backdrop of Tudor Ireland, highlighting specific documents in our collection.

This webinar was first delivered on 23rd November 2016 by Ben Trowbridge. Ben is one of our records specialist in the Early Modern records team.

1 comments

  1. Barrett James Carr says:

    I recently watched the TV Series Sir Francis Drake and she featured in one of the episodes

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