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'''Title: PIRATE'S LEGACY'''

'''Author: DeadBob'''
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THE TRUE LEGACY OF PIRACY

Absolute freedom forged 
by one's own hand 
remains no small 
accomplishment.

Four hundred years ago 
men and women who "went 
on the account" faced 
loss of life and limb. 

Pirates were outcasts. 
Each lived a hellish life 
bound only by their code 
and helped only by their 
mates.

Their ways were 
villainous, their souls were 
forfeit and their days 
were shortened by 
violence, starvation, 
disease or hangman's 
noose.
 
But what they left to 
history we still regard 
with awe: Absolute 
freedom forged by one's 
own hand remains no 
small accomplishment.
 
Some pirates became 
respected Governors, 
Mayors and wealthy land 
owners.
 
They proved there 
really are men and women 
with the wit and the 
strength to forge their 
own life as they see fit, 
and the world be damned.

EXAMPLE:

Grace O’Malley, also 
known as Gráinne Mhaol 
or Granuaile, was a 
renowned Irish chieftain 
and seafarer who became 
famous as a pirate and 
rebel during the reign of 
Queen Elizabeth I of 
England. 

She was born around 
1530 and died around 
1603.

She was the head of 
the Ó Máille dynasty 
in the west of Ireland, 
and the daughter of 
Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille. 

Upon her father’s 
death, she took over 
leadership of the lordship 
by land and sea, despite 
having a brother. 

Her marriage to 
Dónal an Chogaidh Ó 
Flaithbheartaigh brought 
her greater wealth and 
influence.

In 1593, when her 
sons and her half-brother 
were taken captive by 
the English governor of 
Connacht, Sir Richard 
Bingham, O’Malley 
sailed to England to 
petition for their 
release.

She formally presented 
her petition to Queen 
Elizabeth I at her court 
in Greenwich Palace.

Despite her collaboration 
with Elizabeth I, her 
actions suggest sympathy 
with the rebellion led by 
Hugh O’Neill of Tyrone 
during the Nine Years’ 
War.

She is often referred 
to as “The Pirate 
Queen” and remains a 
popular figure in Irish 
lore up through the 
present day. Her life 
story continues to inform 
Irish narratives, ballads, 
and works of art.

From the Library of the 
High Seas Guild 

(c) 2010-2024  by G.D. 
Deckard

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