Summary: <p>Grace O’Malley, her name conjures up images of a wild, sword-wielding pirate terrorizing merchants off the West coast of Ireland. But in reality, she was far from the stereotypical patch-eyed, wooden-legged pirate of folklore. From her point of view, she wasn’t really a pirate at all.</p> <p>In this episode, I explore the woman behind the myth. The high-ranking, educated, intelligent, leader of Connacht who won an admirer if not an ally in the form of Elizabeth I Queen of England.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>This is an original production brought to you by Daniel Mainwaring's Fascinating People, Fascinating Places Podcast. For more information visit the website </strong><a href="https://danielmainwaring.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.DanielMainwaring.com</a></p> <p>Music and Sound Effects: <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/train/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pixabay</a></p> <p>Audio Under Public Commons 3.0</p> <p>JS Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor</p> <p>Intro from Dorsey Jackson - <a href="https://youtu.be/DxFyjYpKUVE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/DxFyjYpKUVE</a><br> of Dorsey Jackson Global<br> at Compound City</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-mainwaring5/message
