GRANUAILE TRAIL No. 15 : Burrishoole Abbey

Written by Anne Chambers.

 

Burrishoole Abbey, adjacent to Burrishoole Castle, where Grace lived on her marriage  in 1566  to her second husband, chieftain Richard-in-Iron Bourke.

GRANUAILE TRAIL. No 16 - Hen's Castle, Lough Corrib

Written by Anne Chambers.

GRANUAILE TRAIL. No 16

Hen's Castle, Lough Corrib, County Galway. Originally named Cock's Castle after Granuaile's first husband, Donal O'Flaherty, who died defending it against the Joyce Clan. Granuaile re-captured the castle from the Joyce's and was renamed 'Hen's Castle' in memory of her daring.

 

Granuaile Trail 18 : Omay Island

Written by Anne Chambers.

 

Omay Island, Cladaghduff, Connemara.

In July 1586 Grace O'Malley 's eldest son,  Owen O'Flaherty, who had taken refuge on the island, was killed by Captain John Bingham.

 

 

Granuaile Trail 19 : ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE GREENWICH LONDON

Written by Anne Chambers.

ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE GREENWICH LONDON

 

Built on the site of Greenwich Palace where in July 1593 Grace O’Malley met Queen Elizabeth 1 and where today her visit is commemorated in the Visitor Centre. The window survives from the original palace.

 

 

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