While pirates are often thought of as male, numerous women are still remembered as some of the greatest pirates of their time. But what about the ‘pirate queen’? In the world of pirating, there was no ...

The Irish version of the county is Mhaigh ... The yew tree is one of the few evergreen trees native to Ireland. ­ The Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley (c. 1530 – c. 1603) was of the famed O ...

Kildare’s celebration of St Brigid takes place over the bank holiday weekend and beyond, and will commemorate St Brigid through the theme Her Spirit, Our Story. The programme includes several special ...

Westport in Irish is Cathair na Mart ... on the site of the original Ó’Máille Castle – home of the pirate queen Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Uaile). The house and its parklands are open ...

Named after a legendary creature from Irish folklore, the festival unfolds over four ... Also, visitors can explore Stately Westport House, built atop the castle of the Grace O'Malley called Pirate ...

Yacht had been earmarked to replace Asgard 2 as national training vessel for children north and south of the Border The Grace O'Malley ... Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up ...

The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were told by Sir Keir Starmer that a “number of different agencies” would be scrutinised by the probe in an emotional ...

Sitting alongside the parents of Grace O'Malley-Kumar and the son of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber's mother Emma declared "enough is enough". Ms O'Malley-Kumar and Mr Webber, both 19, and Mr Coates ...

Grace O'Malley-Kumar's brother James, with their parents Dr Sanjoy Kumar and Dr Sinead O'Malley, James Coates, the son of Ian Coates, and Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber. Credit ...

The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates outside Number 10 on Wednesday (Jordan Pettitt/PA) The Prime Minister has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham ...