PIRACY FOR GIRLS

IMAGINE A PIRATE – WHO DO YOU SEE? CAPTAIN HOOK, MAYBE, OR LONG JOHN SILVER? PERHAPS (IF YOU’RE LUCKY) CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW? IS HE A VILLAIN, OR SIMPLY A MISUNDERSTOOD REBEL? AND COULD HE BE A SHE?

Words: FRANCES AMBLER

While pirates are often portrayed as swashbuckling figures of adventure and daring deeds, the reality was actually more complex. Those we’d consider ‘pirates’ were a rum mixture of opportunistic seafarers, government-endorsed privateers and downright ne’er-dowells. And female pirates – although only a handful are known to have existed – are even more fascinating than their male counterparts. GRANUAILE: THE PIRATE QUEEN OF IRELAND Granuaile, the ‘Pirate Queen of Ireland’, is a figure of pirate folklore made flesh. Also known as Grace O’Malley, she was the daughter of a chieftain from Ireland’s west coast. The family living came from the sea, including a spot of plunder. For those who knew the coast, French, Spanish and English merchant ships made for rich pickings. While keeping up the family tradition, Granuaile raised her own force of…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, 01-Jul-2015

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