Grania Uaile. Oil on canvas 40' x 30" or 101 cm x 76 cm

Grania Uaile (in English, Grace O'Malley) was a powerful Sea Captain in the time of Queen Elisabeth I. She raided both the Queen's subjects and Irish rebels when it suited her. She was married to Chieftain O'Flaherty and later to Richard in Iron (Burke) the Earl of Ormond.

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