Sarah Piper Everyone in Ireland knows who she is. You won't see her in your history books any more than people like Michael Collins because you're not Irish. Silly feminist.
@@Stevenbfg She was famous in other countries, as well, such as Spain and England, because of her amazing power and strength. The Irish weren't the only ones who knew about her, but the historians, all of them, tried to write her out. She was simply too formidable for their fragile male egos; but again, she triumphed, because someone like her simply couldn't be written out of existence. Now, she's an example to women everywhere who still have to fight harder than the men around them to be recognised even half as much as the men around them. Thanks to this series, other people in the world know about this formidable woman who deserved to be as well known as any English queen....even Elizabeth I. Silly mysoginist.
I believe Grainuaile was also called Gráinne Mhaol, "bald Grace" because she cut off her hair to convince her father to let her sail with him when she was a child. Pearse re-wrote "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" about her, which I always thought was quite fitting. Thanks very much for posting this :)
I remember reading a novel about Grace O'Malley by Morgan Llywelyn that suggested Grace and Queen Elizabeth spoke Latin when they met. It was the one language both knew and were comfortable with speaking to each other. I don't know if that is true but I thought it was an interesting idea.
@Dawnlighter and im sure the few of us who haven't heard of her deeply regret it, i also never knew of her until now and im glad to say i do now, she was a noble woman and a strong fighter at heart and sword
Great videos, but they left out a few interesting facts: 1. During the coversation Grace had with Elizabeth, Grace was offered a handkerchief wich she accepted, used and then trew the expansive handkerchief into the fireplace as is customed in her irish culture. English bureacrats were shocked. 2. In insperation of the visit to Elizabeth Shakespeare himself wrote a letter/poem to the grace. Called :"To the Dark Lady"
Hey! The Queen and Grace were supposed to have spoken in Latin, because neither of them spoke each other's native languages. In this clip, at 4:30 , you can see Grace speaking fluent English.
Queen Elizabeth actually spoke Gailge (Irish)along with Cornish, Welsh, Greek, Latin French and probably Spanish. So it is possible that they conversed in Grace's native language also.
@@DavidBarreto93 it's unlikely she would have spoken the Connacht dialect though, if anything it would have been the Leinster dialect... If they did speak as Gaeilge it would have been quite difficult for eachother to make out all the other was saying, I would imagine it was likely in Latin. I doubt it would have been as Gaeilge considering the fact speaking Irish was outlawed at the time. Although how can anyone really know all these centuries later... Brilliant documentary altogether though for sure.
Kate Ellis I am not quite sure, you might be right! I was unaware that Irish was outlawed at by mid to end of the sixteenth century! I’d like to look more into this! It is not known what dialect exactly that she spoke, however, there are some of Elizabeth’s daily writings in different languages preserved in the BNA. Da I’d starkey has also mentioned that Elizabeth spoke many language including Scottish Gaelic and Irish. You could be right about Leinster Irish. As for the Latin theory, in surprises that Grave would have been taught Latin at all considering she was a girl. (Elizabeth was an exception). But interesting! And yes, great documentary! 🙏
@@DavidBarreto93 I've done a lot of research into Grainne myself throughout my life as I've spent most of my own life at sea and being from the west of Ireland myself I've always had an interest in her :)
Holy cow! She actually survived her encounter with Elizabeth I (which Marie Tudor did not). Seems that she was somewhat admired by the ruthless Queen. So much so, that that Elizabeth disavowed her general in favor of her? Wow! I'm speechless!
how cool that both queens Grace and Elizabeth died on the same year at the same age i wonder if the one who died second hered about the one who went first
They actually got it wrong, It says that Grace was born in 1530, if this is true she would have been three years older than Elizabeth, making her indeed 73 when she died. BUT Elizabeth was born in 1533 and died in 1603 aged 69, not too long before what would have been her 70th birthday.
@tribetng Yes, I made a mistake. I meant Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Thanks for correcting. For some reason, I mixed the two Ladies when I made my comment. ; )
very good documentary but one thing is incorrect. Queen Elizabeth and grace o' malley were not the same age when they died. Elizabeth had not yet reached her 70th birthday when she died in 1603.
www.westportcruises.com runs tours out Clew Bay from Westport Quay, Very informative about Grace O'Malley and it passes by one of her castles and an island once owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono!
There was a three year age gap between the two. Gráinne was born in 1530 and Elizabeth in 1533 (On 7 September to be exact). Gráinne died then on 18 July of 1603. Elizabeth died then on 24 March of 1603, making her 69 and a few months short of her 70th birthday.
Ireland knew nothing of "Feminism"! You not hear... Men and Women had equal rite. Though it may have not been so extravigantly equal amongst the "lower classes" due to forced attritional consiquenses of a moral just duty pittied against the Greed of "royal" occupiers and barrons, bringing about Desperation, Poverty and Strife and imminant death and break down of in countable families. So there were those who didn't always endear to equal respect. Even amongst our own. So don't go making some "monumentouse" mountain out of a mole hill! Suppose we can only tank those o' either church for dat!
