...of England 17. Boudica (one of my personal favorites) 18. Catherine the Great 19. Queen Victoria 20. Cixi or Tz'u-hsi or Hsiao-ch'in 21. Anne Bonney 22. Mary Read(e) 23. Grace O'Malley (Granuaile) 24. Isadora Duncan 25. Angela Davis 26. Calamity Jane 27. Charlotte Brontë 28. Judy Collins 29. Betty Page 30. Indira Gandhi 31. Salome 32. Mary Magdalene 33. Mary/ the mother goddess in all of her forms...

The Pirate Meets the Queen

... of pirate picture books for work. Here's a start. The Pirate Meets the Queen by Matt Faulkner. This exciting tale tells embroiders what is known of real-life Irish pirate Granny O’Malley (short for Granuaile or Grace). She cut off her hair and disguised herself as a boy to join her father’s ship in her youth. Later in life, in the title episode, she goes in person to petition Red Liz, the...

Wexford memories of the 1956-'62 Border Campaign

... bushes around the area of the house which was completely destroyed. The deaths at Edentubber were a tragic setback to the resistance campaign and we found ourselves scattered and confined to safe houses in the major towns of Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin City for some time afterwards. ‘round lonely Edentubber, The banshee loudly wails For five brave Volunteers who died, The pride of Granuaile.

Number One Contender (pt.17)

...blushed, and looked down at his piano keys. “I’m sorry Chad,” he said in a tense voice. “The class is full. Now please don’t bother me. I’m trying to play the piano version of Granuaile’s Dance . It’s the favorite song of my older siblings, Angelina and Andrew.” With that, he resumed his playing, his eye twitching whenever he struck a wrong note. While Chad stared at the Adrian with confusion at...