The Lady Pirate Grace O’Malley
In this installment of The Lady Dicks Podcast, the #Dicksquad is pillaging and plundering the seven seas along with the lady pirate, Grace O’Malley.
This swashbuckling pirate babe is a pinnacle in Irish folklore. The daughter of a pirate, Grace took over her father’s command of both land and sea after his passing and BOY did she make a huge impact.
Not only did she pillage and plunder in normal pirate fashion, but Grace also forcefully divorced a husband by kicking him to the curb and locking him out of the house (#YouGoGirl), made a plea to the Queen of England in person (without getting arrested) and apparently beat up some eagles? We’re not so sure about the last one…
But, before we go on our epic journey, we’re recapping the Pirate’s Code—just to make sure no one gets marooned by accident.
If you’re ready to set sail, you’re going to want to pop those headphones on and hit play. And don’t forget to pack your theme park clothes, because we’ll be ending our journey at the Pirate Adventure Park in Mayo, Ireland.
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The Lady Dicks did not just magically come up with this information themselves, they, in fact, did research beyond Wikipedia (thanks jerky iTunes reviewer for your one-star comment), and here are those sources:
- Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas, Laura Sook Duncombe.
- Grace O’Malley, the Fearless 16th-Century Irish Pirate Queen Who Stood Up to the English, Catherine Curzon, Mental Floss.
- Grace O’Malley: 12 fascinating facts about Ireland’s fearless Pirate Queen, Adian Longren, The Irish Post.
- How Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley Defied Elizabeth I And Conquered A Man’s World, Daniel Rennie, All That’s Interesting.
- Famous Pirate: Grace O’Malley, The Way of Pirates.
- 11 Rules from an Actual Pirate Code, Mark Mancini, Mental Floss.
The Lady Dicks Podcast was created by Tae Haahr. The Lady Dicks are Andrea Campion, Nikki Kipping and Tae Haahr. This episode was produced, researched, written and edited by Tae Haahr.
