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Red Headed Pirate Queen - Grace O'Malley.

From the Royal Museums Greenwich :

Born in 1530 in County Mayo, western Ireland, Grace was the daughter of the O'Malley chieftain – Owen 'Dubhdara' (Black Oak) O'Malley – and Margaret O'Malley.

Early life: Grace O'Malley grew up at the family castles of Belclare and Clare Island. It’s likely that she would have been educated at the local monastery.

Piracy and politics: Both on land and at sea, Grace became a key figure on the west coast of Ireland in the 16th century. A letter to the Tudor court describes her as “the nurse to all rebellions in the province for 40 years”