Granuaile: Pirate Queen
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Told partly through letters written to her son Tibbot, it charts the gradual decline of the Gaelic chieftains and traditions of Ireland as Elizabeth Tudor, the 'Virgin Queen' of England, extended her power throughout Ireland by bribery and slaughter. It is a story of immense bravery and daring, as Granuaile takes on the great Norman lords, smuggles weapons and mercenaries for the Ulster Gaelic O'Donnell and O'Neill clans and finally goes to confront Elizabeth Tudor herself. Some of the great figures of Irish history feature, including Red Hugh O'Donnell, Hugh O'Neill, Hugh Dubh O'Donnell, and Richard Bingham.
Morgan Llywelyn
Historian and novelist Morgan Llywelyn was born in New York City, but after the death of her husband and parents in 1985 returned to Ireland to take up citizenship in the land of her grandparents and make her permanent home there. After making the shortlist for the United States Olympic Team in Dressage in 1975, but not making the team itself, she turned to writing historical novels exploring her Celtic roots. The most successful of these was Lion of Ireland - The Legend of Brian Boru, which was published in 1980 and has sold into the millions of copies. She received the Novel of the Year Award from the National League of American Penwomen for her novel The Horse Goddess as well as the Woman of the Year Award from the Irish-American Heritage Committee for Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish. The latter award was presented to her by Ed Koch, then-mayor of New York City. Morgan is also the author of A Pocket History of Irish Rebels for the O'Brien Pocket Books Series. In 1990 Morgan Llywelyn turned to writing for the young reader, with the publication of Brian Boru, Emperor of the Irish, a biography in the novelistic style, by The O'Brien Press, Dublin. For this book she won an Irish Children's Book Trust Bisto Award in 1991. Her second book for the young reader is Strongbow, The Story of Richard and Aoife (The O'Brien Press) 1992, for which she won a Bisto Award in the Historical Fiction category, 1993 and the Reading Association of Ireland Award, 1993. Her third novel for young readers, entitled Star Dancer, (The O'Brien Press) was drawn from her experience of the world of showjumping and dressage. She has also written The Vikings in Ireland, an exploration of what actually happened when the Norsemen landed in Ireland. Morgan's latest book for children is Pirate Queen, the story of Grace O'Malley, told partly through letters from Granuaile to her beloved son. It is a thrilling tale of adventure that brings this unorthodox and inspiring historical figure to life.
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Reviews for Granuaile
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although ficition, a very good account of the life of Grania O'Malley. The action is intense with a great fictional love story that helps to move the story on while still full of historical facts.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fictionalized story of the real "pirate" queen, Grace O'Malley who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (who has a brief cameo in this book). Exciting adventure story. Highly recommended!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas is a beautifully written novel depicting a fictionalized version of the life of a well-known and highly revered Irish pirate. As with all works of historical fiction certain facts should be taken in with a grain of salt, but the novel does carefully build up the world around Gráinne Ní Mháille, attempting to explain both her actions and ambitions as well as the actions and ambitions of those who surround her. A romanticized look at a highly volatile time in Ireland's history.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A master of the historical novel presents a tale written for younger readers, about one of the most intriguing characters in Irish history - Grania O'Maille (Grace O'Malley), the 'She-King' of Connacht, who seems to stand on the boundary between the ancient Celtic culture of Ireland, and the modern 'westernized' culture that has grown out of centuries of conflict and domination by Great Britain.Llywelyn does a fine job of turning her historically detailed and accurate pen to this story, and it should hold up well for a 9 to 12 year old reader. The persistent use of the present tense when talking of past events is a little disconcerting, but it also seems to give the overall story an archaic feel, which suits the story well.A great subject, and fine work, for a younger reader to begin learning about 'modern' Irish history. And not a bad tale to read just for fun.