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Grace O'Malley of Ireland.
Not all the Renaissance women were as
saintly as Joan or as cultured as Christina.
One of the most famous
Irishwomen of the time was born Grainne O Maille, but became famous as
Grace O'Malley, the Irish pirate queen.
"Tough as her men, she cut her
hair short, wore scruffy clothes, handled a cutlass and pistols with
ease, and played cards like a fiend," -- which apparently didn't doom
the Irish outlaw to a lonely life.
In fact, this twice-married mother,
who managed both her father's and husbands' fleets, often carried out
raids with her own toddlers on board ship!
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The Irish Pirate Queen
Not all the Renaissance women were as
saintly as Joan or as cultured as Christina. One of the most famous
Irishwomen of the time was born Grainne O Maille, but became famous as
Grace O'Malley, the Irish pirate queen.
"Tough as her men, she cut her
hair short, wore scruffy clothes, handled a cutlass and pistols with
ease, and played cards like a fiend," -- which apparently didn't doom
the Irish outlaw to a lonely life. In fact, this twice-married mother,
who managed both her father's and husbands' fleets, often carried out
raids with her own toddlers on board ship!
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