| Description |
xxvi, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Crossing Clew Bay -- Grace O'Malley's castle, Clare Island, Ireland -- The pirate queen, Clew Bay, Ireland -- At the edge of the sea cauldron, from Oban to the Pentland Firth -- Raising the wind, Kirkwall, the Orkney Islands -- Herring lassies, Stronsay, the Orkney Islands -- A man's world, Stromness, the Orkney Islands -- Enchantment, from the Orkney Islands to the Shetland Islands -- The lonely voyage of Betty Mouat, Sumburgh Head, the Shetland Islands -- Seagoing charm school, Unst and Yell, the Shetland Islands -- Halibut woman, the Faroe Islands -- Aud the deep-minded, from the Faroe Islands to Iceland -- Caught in the net, Reykjavík and the Westmann Islands, Iceland -- Iceberg travel, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland -- Leif's unlucky sister, Reykjavík and Glaumbær, Iceland -- A woman without a boat is a prisoner, Tálknafjördur, Iceland -- Seawim, Tjøme, Norway -- Trouser-Beret, Drag, Norway -- Statue of a woman staring out to sea, Norwegian coastal voyage -- Epilogue: Return to Clew Bay -- Sources and notes. |
| Subject |
O'Malley, Grace, 1530?-1603?
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O'Malley, Grace, 1530?-1603? |
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Women pirates -- North Atlantic Ocean.
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Women pirates. |
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North Atlantic Ocean. |
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Ireland -- History -- 1558-1603 -- Biography.
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Ireland. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1558-1603 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
158005109X paperback |
| Standard No. |
9781580051095 |
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