THE PIRATE QUEEN OF CONNACHT Grace O'Malley

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Her story was long consigned to legend and fantasy. An Irish pirate queen who commanded a fleet of ships from Spain to Scotland…in the 1500s?! Not likely. But in the 1990s, historian Anne Chambers found a trove of documents in a dusty old chest at Westport House, and the tales of Grace O’Malley were proven to be marvelously, fantastically, true. Join Katie on location in Ireland for a swashbuckling tale like no other! Music featured in this episode included Kevin MacLeod, Doug Maxwell, David Lim, Half Pelican, and Fiddlesticks. Want to help us “make history”? Become a Patron or Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode was sponsored by our patrons.
0:03.0	Julie Gray, Jessica Smith, Kim Hockinson, Jan Elise Cannon, Mary Jones, Jill Harrigan, Jamie
0:09.5	Lane, Maria Sanchez, Valerie Jacobson, Heather McKinnon, Chantelle Oliver, Caitlin McTaggart,
0:16.3	Tam Zane Weir, Noly B, and Katrina and Kristen.
0:20.5	Thank you so much for being our sponsors.
0:22.4	We couldn't do it without you.
0:27.8	Hi, Olivia.
0:29.3	Hi, Katie.
0:30.9	We've entered today's story at a quiet, holy moment.
0:39.3	It's 1567, West Coast of Ireland,
0:41.3	and the noble Lady Gronia O'Malley has just given birth.
0:45.3	Mother and baby are both perfectly well.
0:48.3	It's a small, cozy space, wooden floors and walls, woolen blankets.
0:59.4	We'll call him Tibbet Nelong, she says, which means Toby of the ships.
1:07.7	Whoa, I'm feeling a little woozy, are you?
1:17.9	Hold on. Are we on a ship? Do you hear that? Sounds like shouting.
1:26.7	Hold on, hold on, wait. Is there a battle going on outside? Wait, wait,
1:29.3	O'Malley. Oh,'Malley. We are.
1:31.3	I know what ship we're on.
1:33.3	A man burst into the room.
1:36.3	Whoa.
1:37.3	Captain, you're needed on the deck, he says.
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