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Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland’s most famous myths and folklore, and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history which have become almost forgotten in centuries past.
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Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Granuaile, Ireland’s Pirate Queen , was ahead of her time but remains with us in legend. Escaping the constraints of femininity, Gráinne risked everything she had to live life she wanted, and rule the seas.
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Sources and Further Reading
- Granuaile: Ireland's Pirate Queen by Anne Chambers
- "Eighteen articles of interrogatory to be answered by Grany ne Malley" (Granuaile in her own words!)
- Anthologica Hibernica: 1, 2
- Folktales from Dúchas.ie
- Granuaile folk songs from Dúchas.ie
Music
- The Butterfly - Sláinte
- Shady Grove - Shake That Little Foot
- The Banshee, Gravel Walks, The Old Copperplate - Sláinte
- Celtic Blessing - Bonnie Grace
- Pretty Little Dog - Shake That Little Foot
- Jig of Slurs, Dublin, Reel, The Merry Blacksmith, The Mountain Road - Sláinte
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