Grace O’Malley had given birth just hours earlier, but as she stood on the deck of her ship, the fearless pirate queen knew there was no time to rest. A band of other pirates had attacked and boarded her vessel, and she had to lead her crew against them and protect her newborn son. O’Malley grabbed her sword and rallied her men for a counterattack. By the time the fighting was over, she had captured the other pirate ship for herself.
The cliffs of Clare Island, where O’Malley grew up and made a base for her life as a pirate
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