The narrow cove in #Rockfleet was the perfect place for a fort and to hide a small fleet while keeping watch over the entire #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. Pirate queen #GraceO'Malley must have been thinking about the same thing when, according to legend, she locked Richard out of his own castle and shouted to her loving husband from the window, "I release you!" According to the #Irish #BrehonLaw, these words amount to a legal divorce. #Celtic
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Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html

Before Grace O'Malley could become the famous pirate queen, she had to overcome her father's resistance. #Gráinne, as her #Irish name was, wanted nothing more than to follow in her father's footsteps. After being told that she was not allowed to go to sea because she was a girl and her long hair could get caught in the lines, she cut them off without further ado. This is how she got her nickname 'Gráinne Mhaol' ('mhaol' means bald or short-haired), which was later anglicized to 'Granuaile'.
Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: Rockfleet Castle ( 53° 53′ 45,7″ N, 9° 37′ 37,5″ W) lies hidden in a narrow bay on the north coast of #ClewBay, Co. #May…
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The small fortress in Rockfleet Bay became #GraceO'Malley`s main residence, surrounded by extensive grounds for her loyal men and family, and with her fleet safely anchored in the hidden bay.

Legend has it that #Granuaile threaded the mooring rope of her ship through the embrasure on the south wall of the castle up to her bedchamber on the last floor and tied it to her bedpost at night. 

Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html

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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: Rockfleet Castle ( 53° 53′ 45,7″ N, 9° 37′ 37,5″ W) lies hidden in a narrow bay on the north coast of #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. This was the stronghold of the notorious pirate queen of #Connacht - the fearless #GraceOMalley, who took on not only the mighty
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The narrow cove in #Rockfleet was the perfect place for a fort and to hide a small fleet while keeping watch over the entire #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. Pirate queen #GraceO'Malley must have been thinking about the same thing when, according to legend, she locked Richard out of his own castle and shouted to her loving husband from the window, "I release you!" According to the #Irish #BrehonLaw, these words amount to a legal divorce.

Source: http://picturingireland.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-pirat-queens-fortress-rockfleet.html

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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: #RockfleetCastle or Carraigahowley Castle (from the #Irish: 'Carraig an Chabhlaigh', meaning 'rock in the riverbed') is situated in one of the many secluded little bays of #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. The medieval residential tower was built in the 16th cent.
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: The narrow cove in #Rockfleet was the perfect place for a fort and to hide a small fleet while keeping watch over the entire #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. #GraceO'Malley must have been thinking about the same thing when, according to legend, she locked Richard
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: #RockfleetCastle or Carraigahowley Castle (from the #Irish: 'Carraig an Chabhlaigh', meaning 'rock in the riverbed') is situated in one of the many secluded little bays of #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. The medieval residential tower was built in the 16th cent.
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: Rockfleet Castle ( 53° 53′ 45,7″ N, 9° 37′ 37,5″ W) lies hidden in a narrow bay on the north coast of #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. This was the stronghold of the notorious pirate queen of #Connacht - the fearless #GraceOMalley, who took on not only the mighty
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: Rockfleet Castle ( 53° 53′ 45,7″ N, 9° 37′ 37,5″ W) lies hidden in a narrow bay on the north coast of #ClewBay, Co. #Mayo. This was the stronghold of the notorious pirate queen of #Connacht - the fearless #GraceOMalley, who took on not only the mighty
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#Celtic #WyrdWednesday: On #Cruachan Aigle, on her white quartz harvest hill, St. Patrick had thrown his silver bell at #Corra. This featherless bird blackened it, and turned it to iron. After that, St. Patrick chased her from Croagh Patrick to Lough Derg, also named after
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“@killarybhoy@twitter.com: Cruachán Aigle ó ché Chathair na Mart inniu #WildAlanticWay #ClewBay ”