Sixteenth Century Seafarer, Grace O'Malley

What was Grace O'Malley actively involved in from a young age?

• Playing

• Building

• Sabotage

• Plundering and Piracy missions

Explain why life as a pirate on the west coast of Ireland was a tough and dangerous career.

What does 'to plunder' mean?

• To steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder

• To exert strength

• An act of violence

• An act of theft with force

Where did Grace travel to in her plundering missions?

• Spain

• Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides

• California

• New York

How was wealth demonstrated in Ireland at the time of Grace O'Malley?

• Cars

• Possessions

• Land

• Number of cattle

What did Grace primarily steal during her plundering missions?

• Land

• Food

• Jewellery

• Cattle

When was Grace O,Malley born?

• 1531

• 1520

• 1530

• 1545

Where was Grace O'Malley born?

• County Mayo, western Ireland

• Wexford

• Dublin

• County Tyrone

How did a letter to the Tudor Court of Queen Elizabeth I describe Grace O'Malley?

• As a 'tyrant'

• As a 'thief'

• As 'the nurse to all rebellions in the province for 40 years'

• As 'brave'

Where and when did Grace O'Malley die?