The Pirate Queen Who Ruled The Irish Sea? | Grace O'Malley | Gráinne Ní Mháille
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2023
- The 16th century was marked by male privateers, male politics, and the fear of not having a male heir for every throne in Europe. But an Irish noblewoman would go far beyond what was expected of her sex and time, becoming a leader, a rebel, become known as a a pirate, a mercenary, and the undisputed matriarch of her family - Grace O'Malley, or Gráinne Ní Mháille, her proper Irish name. This video looks at her life, her achievements, and the mark she left forever in history as 'The Pirate Queen'...
Sources and Related Books:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 'Grace O'Malley' - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10....
Pirate Queen: the Life of Grace O'Malley by Judith Cook - amzn.to/3TpwC8X
Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603 by Anne Chambers - amzn.to/47ZOoDz
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Respect and thanks for using the real Irish names in this video. It doesn’t happen enough when talking about Irish or Highland Gaelic figures
No worries, I only hope I did them correctly! The original Irish names are so beautiful. I've got all Irish great-grandparents, so I feel I've let the side down if not! 🤣
@@HistorysForgottenPeople I only know Scottish Gaelic but they were good as far as I can tell!
@@HistorysForgottenPeople pronunciation isn't great
Grace is such an amazing individual. Thanks for covering her ❤
Another fascinating pirate queen you should also cover is Mary Wolverton aka Lady Kiligrew who was a pirate in Cornwall during the reign of the Tudors.
Oh she sounds interesting too!!
Gráinne. You called her 'Grace' and she wouldn't have a clue who you were speaking about.
My daughter is a descendant of her through her father's line!
What an amazing ancestor to have! 😊
Very Good Person to be related too
That's amazing
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The word "to" has only one "o".
So am I on my fathers side my 8th great grandmother
I have never heard of Grace O'Malley!
It would have been fascinating to have been at the meeting her and Elizabeth I, each sizing each other up.
I have always been interested in Elizabeth I life.
Two strong and powerful women!
To be a fly on the wall that day would have been brilliant, you're right!
Thank you so much for doing this! I have known of Grace O'Malley since 1980 when one of my favourite authors, Bertrice Small, began a series called the Skye O'Malley Saga. She drew from the real life experiences of Grace O'Malley and incorporated historically related incidents in this series. Ms Small, whose descriptive abilities, in my opinion, are right up there with Mr Charles Dickens', brought that era to life, especially with descriptions of the clothing, the fabrics, the food, the parties, and feasts, etc! Yes, there were very saucy and bawdy scenes in all of the novels, but the main focus really was the history! Many years ago when my mother was near her death (it was a very peaceful passing), she asked me if I would read some of Skye O'Malley for her. 💜 If anyone appreciates historical romance, please pick these books up and have a read. They are not trash like some romance novels are that have a touch of history. These are more like history with touches of romance! Thank you again for this video! 💜💜💜
P.S. your voice and the graphics that go along with these videos are just amazing. They completely pull you into whatever story you are discussing at the moment.
Aww, thank you so much! That means a lot. 😊And thank you for the book recommendation, I will definitely take a look!
definitely a badass...read somewhere she was always helping her father with the boats. etc...as a child...
It's certainly possible! I wonder how much of her attitude in life (as a woman in a male-dominated time) came from how her father treated her?
I tell you, Bertrice Small brings Grace O'Malley to life in her books. I love them.
In one book she does give a nod to Grainne, having Skye go back to Ireland to deal with her younger half brothers who had thrown in with Grainne. Skye was perhaps modeled after Grainne, but they were not the same person.
I don't think we can call her a good person, but she is surely fascinating! And the way she ended up "working" for Elizabeth is the cherry on top!😭😭
Oh, she's definitely one of those ambiguous people from history - but then, I suppose anyone described as a pirate can't ever really be a 'good' person! I do admire her tenacity and leadership though, I think that took a lot of guts in the 16th century as a woman. Working for Elizabeth was definitely a brilliant little twist to her story, I loved that. 😊😂
@@HistorysForgottenPeople yeah! She sure as hell knew how to turn the tables in her favour, and I admire that!
Hello friend. I hope you was able to find the video I told you about.
So says you. Nothing but hate for a person who was trying to protect her people for a person who let the murderer of her son just walk away and with no repercussion say’s she was afraid of that woman hating 🤬only makes me boil
@@semigoth299 I'm sorry but I understood nothing of your comment. Could you explain better please?
Would make a really good Netflix series.
I would love to watch that!
As an Englishman, I have to say that I have always found Grainne Uaile to be inspirational. I think the last time she appears in the annals of history was when, as an old woman, she met an English ship at sea, as her galleys were returning from burning the castle of a Scottish lord, who had raided her lands. My kinda woman!
Thank you so much for this very interesting information. I've never heard of her before.
You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😊 I think Gráinne is often overlooked as there's such a much more famous lady who also ruled during the 16th century!
This woman lead an interesting life. Such a strong personality. I wish I could have learned about her in high school, however American high schools don't focus as much as what went on in Ireland but moreover American history and only mentions a tiny bit of Irish history with the Irish potato famine. I am sorry that I only heard of this lady just reasently when I was looking up some Irish history on the internet and I came across her name. I had no idea that she meet queen elizabeth I. I am ashamed 😞 of my ignorance of not knowing this because I wrote my college thesis on the virgin queen and I never knew this. I am grateful for documentaries 🙏 like this. Thank you for posting this. It is appreciated.
We sadly don't learn much about Irish history either, here in England (or Welsh, or Scottish, despite being the UK) - it's improving, but it's still very English-centric until after compulsory education. Don't worry, none of us knows everything at the same time, and even if I know the person I'm doing a video on, I always have to do more research to keep up to date! ☺ I usually learn a lot of things I didn't know, such as the fact Gráinne spoke for her family despite being female, and her importance in aiding her son Tibbot politically.
Don't be ashamed of what you don't yet know. Be thankful that you have the gift of curiosity, which gives you the opportunity to research and learn. I'm also a product of the American education system and I feel like I've learned more history these last few years from CZcams documentaries and historical websites than I did throughout my entire "education".
The fact that she wasn't taught to us (at least in my time) in Irish secondary school is an absolute outrage
Wow
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I contend Grania is not a pirate. She carried on centuries of O'Malley practices: trading, raiding, ferrying, and enforcement of clan waters. For centuries, her clan sailed from northern Europe to Portugal.
Her traditional activities conflicted with the invading English practices. As more of her land was taken, she would have increased her maritime practices to feed her clan.
She and many other amazing Irish were not taught in English-goverened schools for generations to better Anglicize them. And yet, her name was a touchstone for the patriot causes.
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Great video!! thank you!
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! 😊
Hi, awesome live video on the pirate queen. I enjoyed it. How are you doing? I'm doing well. And so is my cat Benjamin. Are you ready for Christmas? I'm ready for Christmas. Got all my Christmas shopping done. All your history videos are always enjoyable and wonderful. Have a great weekend. See you next video 😊
Good for her!
Love that you are using Gaelic names and pronunciations. I love this video. 😊
I hope I've done them justice! I really should know it better, as all my great-grandparents were Irish - I do have learning Irish Gaelic on my to-do-list! 😊
@@HistorysForgottenPeople You did a great job! Better than a lot of Irish people I know. Sounds like it comes naturally to you. I love that you took the time to learn how to pronounce all of the names properly. You are my favorite history CZcamsr. This just makes me love your channel so much more! You should definitely learn Irish Gaelic. We are trying to keep it from becoming a dead language. Ag seoladh grá duit! 💗
@@Kenzalina_i hope the irish succeed in keeping their irish gaelic tongue the language of a people is so important to the identity culture and heritage of a people - i have a deep love and respect for all the celtic cultures
@@overcomerbtbojesus That is so kind of you! We do teach it in school now, although I find that people who speak it at home, tend to have an easier time with it. I am of the generation where my grandparents only spoke Irish in the home. There is a bit of responsibility for generation to teach it to our kids. So it doesn’t become a “foreign” language in our own country. The language is deeply rooted in our culture that is very true.
It means a lot to have a CZcams channel recognize the importance of using the language when telling Irish stories. She did a brilliant job!
There has been a resurgence of using Irish names. Now if we can just normalize speaking Irish as much as English, we would really be getting somewhere. Thanks so much for your kind words. 💗
@@Kenzalina_ Isn't Gráinne pronounced more like 'Groonnya'? I have only heard the name pronounced that way. Maybe there are regional variations of the pronunciation. 🤔
This is a pirate i would watch on screen. Such a shame there hasn't been a film or tv about her.
There's still time!
There has been, but sadly, it was only shown in Ireland (in Irish Gaelic). I would love to see it if they ever decide to show it elsewhere!
A wonderful story of a life struggle 🔥
Like deployed 👍
Thank you! 😊 You're right, she certainly fought her way past life's struggles, alright.
New to me, this story
There is an author Beatrice Small who wrote several books about a woman Who became a Pirate during Queen Elizabeth I time called " Shye O'Malley. Though the woman whom you are talking about is a RedHead in the book Skye has Black hair.
A nod was made to Grainne in a further book where Skye was sent by Elizabeth to deal with her younger brothers who had thrown in with Grainne. They came to terms reasonably enough.
Ó means 'son of', as in O' Malley. Ní means daughter of, as in Ní Mháille. 😊
Yes, I learned that while researching! 😊 I'm ashamed to say (with all great-grandparents being Irish), I didn't know that before, but it makes sense.
She only uses Ó when she is referring to her Anglophone name Grace O’Malley. Which is correct for the English version because of the English system of naming. They don’t have male and female versions of last names. She uses the proper Ní Mháille when using her Irish name Gráinne Ní Mháille.
@@Kenzalina_ Yes! 😊 I just thought that some viewers of this channel might not know 'Ní' meant 'daughter of", and possibly find that information interesting. I am glad you added more info. to my comment. 😊
@@HistorysForgottenPeople You have more Irish ancestry, and more recent ancestors, than me! 😊 I have to find out everything through research! 😊 I am glad you obviously enjpy research as much as I do, and go the extra mile to make these informative videos!
I wrote my comment because I thought some of your viewers may not know, as I didn't for a long time. To be fair to us, 'Ní' hasn't been in common usage for a long time!
@@daniellamcgee4251 Probably very true. I forget how foreign Irish is non Irish speakers. It says a lot about our differences in culture to the English. To know that we allow women the rights to their own clan names, without having to adopt the male version. I always say you can figure out what is important to country by learning the language. Good on you for pointing it out. 😊
Grace O’Malley is my 13th GG
So who would you say is your favourite and least favourite Anglo-Saxon King of England? (and I'm counting Alfred here even though he wasn't tecnically a King of England). My favourite one is, ofc, him, my favourite English monarch of all, and least favourite... Æthelred the Unred was quite bad, but Edwig was also a mess, and, matyrdom aside, Edward the Martyr was also bad... So, probably Edwig, but, IF we are to give underage(ish) kings a break, then Æthelred.
Hmm....I think my least favourite has to be Aethelred! I think he definitely lost control politically of the country, but the worst thing he did has to be ordering the St Brice's Day Massacre. And I also agree that my favourite king would probably be Alfred! (I'm totally going to include him) He really was the king that laid out the groundwork for 'England' and how it was going to be shaped over the next few centuries, and he brought much-needed stability as well.
@@HistorysForgottenPeople oh jeez I had forgotten about that massacre💀💀 yeah that's the nail in the coffin for Æthelred, he has passed to the worst of the Anglo-Saxons
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I’m a direct descendant
Have you spoted showing your sources?
I'm happy to place them back up, but it was causing some arguments as a lot of them are behind paywalls, which is why I occasionally don't put them up for ones like this video. There's only a few reliable books about her life (the best ones being Grace O’Malley: The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603 by Anne Chambers, and Pirate Queen: the Life of Grace O'Malley by Judith Cook), and I then used the Oxford Dictionary of Biography (link here - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-20753?rskey=WBI3nS&result=1 , it's normally behind a paywall, but I think this article is free); and a few scattered journal articles on Jstor and film archives which I access through my Uni. I'll pop them in the description now I've put them here, so it's easier to find. ☺
Okay I understand@@HistorysForgottenPeople
When AI steals the script of an entire TV Show Episode..
BUT at least they establish that countries like Ireland aren't exactly countries yet in terms of organized governments, which leans into the historical of our shifting magnetic poles and how Greenland is melting, and frankly nobody was around for hundreds of years to give a shit.
Irish Sea? No.The Atlantic Ocean,yes.
She wasn't a fkn pirate! She was a legitimate Chieftain of the Clann Ua Mháille ffs. Can we end this fallacy please. Thats a very Brit centric view. She charged for safe passage in her own territory!!
Thank you.
Hence why it's a question and not a statement on my thumbnail...