Grainne O’Malley (Radio Edit)
You're Dead to Me
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Is Rania a Pirate Queen?
The last time we see her in a record is 1601, but she seems to have disappeared at some stage in the first decade of the 17th century. Catherine: I think the truth with Granny though is that we have here someone who's politically extremely savvy and who has played the system. So they become a really entrenched part of this new island that's emerging and they suffered for it. They had horrendous times. Everyone did. But they were one of the few families who managed to cling on into the 17th Century which is his testament to their political skill.
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