Grace o'malice

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  • Grace O’Malley: the Irish name Gráinne Ní Mháille is Anglicized as Grace O'Malley and Granuaile; she was a renowned sea captain who led a band of 200 sea-raiders from the coast of Galway in the 16th century. She was twice widowed, twice imprisoned, fighting her enemies both Irish and English for her rights; condemned for piracy, and finally pardoned in London by Queen Elizabeth. Like Cathleen Ni Houlihan she is often seen as a poetic symbol for Ireland
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