Granuaile: The Pirate Queen

Granuaile: The Pirate Queen

Learn about Ireland’s original rebel girl in this exciting new series of inspirational Irish lives.

This first book focusses on Granuaile, the daughter of a great trader and sea captain, Eoghan O’Malley of Mayo.  Living in a castle on Clare Island 500 years ago, Granuaile spent her childhood on the sea in boats of all shapes and sizes.  Granuaile’s parents wanted her to do what other girls did, to be a good girl and get married and settle down. But Granuaile had other ideas…

This superb illustrated book on this historic icon and fearless leader is a must to begin every child’s collection of inspiring Irish lives.

John Burke and Kathi ‘Fatti’ Burke are the father–daughter team behind the bestselling, award-winning series of books that include Irelandopedia, Historopedia and Foclóiropedia. Kathi is an illustrator and John is a retired primary school teacher. The first book in their Little Library series, Granuaile, was published in autumn 2018.