★ Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society ★

 


Cumann Seandálaíochta agus Staire Mhaigh Eo &  History & Geography Dept. ATU.

★Grace O’Malley - The Woman behind The Pirate Queen. ★

Talk by Author Anne Chambers

Wednesday 15th November 2023, ATU, Castlebar at 7.30pm

Fáilte roimh chách.

Granuaile Centre, Louisburgh

 

Author Anne Chambers with designer Ciara Farrell with Ciara's wonderful representation of the Pirate Queen at the Granuaile Centre Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

 

★ 'HOMER'S THE ODYSSEY: A Sonnet Sequence ★

 


Author Anne Chambers with author John Chambers at the launch of his 'HOMER'S THE ODYSSEY: A Sonnet Sequence' (Europe Books) at Howth Yacht Club, and musicians Michael Howard and John Skeahan (who launched the book).

The book is a vibrant and vivid re-telling of this epic 3,000 year old saga in over 600 sonnets and is an epic achievement in its own right. Congratulations John.

 

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GRACE O’MALLEY

Fearless leader by land and by sea, political pragmatist and tactician, rebel, pirate and matriarch, the ’most notorious woman in all the coasts of Ireland’ GRACE O’MALLEY challenges and manipulates the turbulent politics of the 16th century

Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen, 1530-1603 is the sole published biographical account of Grace O’Malley, sourced from original manuscript material, both in public and in private domain. For the latter, the author, Anne Chambers, had sole and exclusive access. Much of this material was located and decyphered in its original form (i.e.16th century manuscripts) by the author and is exclusive to her book. Furthermore, the presentation, opinions and analyses in the book are exclusive to the author. The author reserves all her rights in this book. No part of her book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or media, written or oral, or by means digital, electronic or mechanical, including photographic, film, video recording, photocopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system. Permission from the author and publisher must first be obtained to reproduce any part of or quotations from the book. Any transgression in this regard will be addressed. For more information, comments or enquiries please contact: Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Copyright © 2022.

 

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