![]() She would have been taught the art of seafaring, and been familiar with the seas around her home from childhood. ![]() Grace belonged to the O’Malley clan, who boasted a long tradition of seamanship. ![]() In tribute to this remarkable woman, the details of her story revealed in these records should be shared. She features in the correspondence by English officials and also in records relating to her petitions and audience with Queen Elizabeth I. Her remarkable life and career have not only been celebrated in numerous poems down the centuries, but also preserved for posterity in a surprising place: the official records of State Papers of the English crown. The territory of the O’Malleys (‘Umhalls Ui Mhaille’) is marked on the left-hand edge of the bay: ‘owles omaile’ (catalogue reference: MPF 1/92) ![]() The small island north of Clew bay in the centre of the map is Clare Island, where the O’Malley clan had their summer residence and which Grace used as a stronghold. ![]()
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