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Grace O'Malley

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Also known as Gráinne O'Malley, Granuaile, Graine ni Mhaile, Grania O’Malley

pirate Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan

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Grace O'Malley, also known by the given name Gráinne, was a female pirate and queen regnant from the Kingdom of Ireland. Born in 1539 in County Mayo, Clare Island, she participated in the Nine Years' War. She was detained in Limerick and Dublin. O'Malley spoke Goidelic, Latin, French, and Spanish.

She is listed as the author of three works, including *Tiny Book of Tales*, *Signal from Static*, and *Effective stress management*. Other records indicate a total of five associated works. O'Malley died in 1603 at Rockfleet Castle in County Mayo, with a specific death date of 1599-06-18 also recorded.

Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Tiny Book of Tales
  • Signal from Static
  • Effective stress management

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18
Total plays
29

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Grace+O%27Malley">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans

    · 2020 · cited 9,180x

  2. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans

    · 2016 · cited 9,061x

  3. Searching for MobileNetV3

    · 2019 · cited 8,601x

  4. Massively parallel digital transcriptional profiling of single cells

    · 2017 · cited 7,154x

  5. Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

    · 2012 · cited 6,167x

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Key facts

Born
c. 1530 , Umhaill , Connacht , Ireland
Died
c. 1603 (aged 72 – 73), most likely Rockfleet Castle , Ireland
Occupations
Land-owner, sea-captain, political activist
Spouses
Dónal an Chogaidh Ó Flaithbheartaigh Richard "the Iron" Bourke
Children
Eóghain Ó Flaithbertaigh, Murchad Ó Flaithbertaigh, Meaḋḃ Ní Fhlaithbertaigh, Tibbott Bourke
Parents
Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Mháille (father) Me Ní Mháille (mother)
Nickname
Granny or Grainey O'Malley, Gráinne Mhaol, Granuaile
Allegiance
Ó Máille
Commands
White Seahorse
Battles wars
Nine Years War (Ireland)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gráinne
Gender
female
Place of birth
Clare Island
Place of death
Rockfleet Castle
Occupation
pirate
Languages spoken
Latin
Noble title
queen regnant
Image
Grainne Mhaol Ni Mhaille Statue.jpg
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date of birth
1539-00-00
date of death
1599-06-18
Commons category
Grace O'Malley
place of detention
Dublin
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Gráinne O'Malley (Irish: Gráinne Ní Mháille, pronounced [ˈgˠɾˠaːn̠ʲə n̠ʲiː ˈwaːl̠ʲə]; c. 1530 – c. 1603) was the head of the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ireland, and the daughter of Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille.

Upon her father's death, she took over active leadership of the lordship by land and sea, despite having a brother, Dónal an Phíopa Ó Máille. Marriage to Dónal an Chogaidh (Donal "of the war") Ó Flaithbheartaigh brought her greater wealth and influence, reportedly owning as much as 1,000 head of cattle and horses. In 1593, when her sons Tibbot Bourke and Murchadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh (Murrough O'Flaherty) and her half-brother Dónal an Phíopa ("Donal of the Pipes") were taken captive by the English governor of Connacht, Sir Richard Bingham, O'Malley sailed to England to petition for their release. She formally presented her request to Queen Elizabeth I at her court in Greenwich Palace.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grace O'Malley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.