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    Pirate Queen of Ireland

    By Anne Chambers

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    This is the true story of Grace O’Malley, or Granuaile, who ruled on land and sea in Connaught over 400 years ago. A Pirate Queen and Chieftain, she became a legend. We meet Grace as a young girl on Ireland’s west coast. Her father is a strong chieftain and loves the sea. Despite her parents’ objections, Grace becomes a better sailor than any of her father’s crew and so the adventures of the Pirate Queen begin. We set sail on her galley to Spain where war with England affects Grace and Ireland. We meet her husbands, Donal of the Battles and Richard in Iron, and are on board ship for her son’s birth and pirate attacks. After many escapades we sail to London for her famous meeting with Queen Elizabeth I. And we stay with her in her castle at Rock Fleet where she dies in 1603. This non-fiction account is a must for children who love Irish history! Similar to: Michael Collins: Most Wanted Man by Vincent McDonnell and Tom Crean: Ice Man by Michael Smith.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Collins Press
    Release dateMar 15, 2006
    ISBN9781848898301
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    Anne Chambers

    Anne Chambers is a bestselling biographer, novelist and screen writer. Her biographies include Adorable Diva: Margaret Burke Sheridan; Ranji: Maharajah of Connemara; Granuaile: Grace O’Malley – Ireland’s Pirate Queen; At Arm’s Length: Aristocrats in the Republic of Ireland; Sea Queen of Ireland; The Geraldine Conspiracy; Finding Tom Cruise; and Shadow Lord – Theobald Bourke: Son of the Pirate Queen. Her books have been made into radio and TV drama-documentaries for Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, RTÉ and have been translated and published abroad. She has appeared regularly on radio and TV programmes, most recently on the BBC’s popular series Who Do You Think You Are, on Nationwide RTÉ 1 and RTÉ Lyric FM. She was short-listed for the GPA Irish Book Awards (biography) and for the 2004 Irish Hennessy Literary Awards (short story). She holds an MA in History from the National University of Ireland and is a member of the Irish Writers Union and the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild. Over the years Anne’s name has become synonymous with Grace O'Malley. Her biography of the Pirate Queen has become the inspiration for documentary film makers, composers and writers from a range of creative disciplines worldwide, as well as for students in all educational levels, both in Ireland and abroad.

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