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 Grace O'Malley

Grace O'Malley, the pirate queen,

Gave England's Liz the First much woe.

A fighting Irish gal on scene,

Sailing to plunder to and fro.

Affectionately called "Bald Grace,"

Because she kept her red hair shorn,

So not to interfere with pace

Of sailing seas in battles borne.

Even while pregnant she would be

Leading her men to pirate on,

In and around the Irish Sea,

Chasing English from dusk to dawn.

In Irish folklore she became

A freedom fighter praised by name.