She could sail a ship from the time she could walk. When she was barely a teen, she took the wheel as captain of her first vessel. She spent her young life learning the ways of the sea. Who was this brave and courageous leader? Grace O’Malley. Ambitious and successful, Grace O’Malley accomplished many daring things throughout her life and changed the course of others. At the O’Malley castle on Clare Island in 1530, Grace O’Malley, also known as Gráinne Ní Maille or Granuaile, was born. As the only
Comparison between Woman Work and Overheard in County Sligo Woman Work and overheard in County Sligo are both poems which give us an image of the role of woman in the past, and how she contributed to society Through reading both these poems, it is apparent that both of the poets’ backgrounds have influenced the poems. In the past, women were not considered important in society, and their efforts were not valued, not even by woman herself. Women were expected to stay at home, and become housewives
"Woman Work" by Maya Angelou and "Overheard in County Sigo" by Gillian Clarke In this essay I am going to discuss two poems. "Woman Work" written by Maya Angelou, is about a woman who works all the time and just wants to rest. The second poem is called "overheard in County Sigo" written by Gillian Clarke which is about a married woman having a conversation with her friend about her life and looking back at what her ambitions were. "Woman Work" is a regular 5 stanza, rhyming poem, It is set
Similarities and Differences Between Woman Work and Overheard in County Sligo “Woman Work” is about a very unhappy woman who doesn’t have anything of her own, she uses the weather to describe how she would like to get herself away from her mundane life, for example “Storm, blow me from here with your fiercest wind”. She thinks that the only thing she can call her own is the different weathers. Whereas in “Overheard in County Sligo” which is also about a woman, however, this woman is unhappy
O’Flaherty was born on August 28th, 1896, in Gort na gCapall, translated as “the field of horses,” on Inishmór the largest of the Aran Islands. He was born to a peasant family which plays largely into his writings along with the harshness of the Islands. Fumio Yoshioka of Okayama university, points out how it has “become, commonplace to emphasize the influence of this environment over O’Flaherty”. She shows the reader what O’Flaherty grew up in and around through the use of Patrick Sheeran’s words
The Odyssey and The Aeneid or The Ramayana, Táin Bó Cuailnge is Ireland’s greatest epic, and is a rich source of mythology. It is part of the Ulster Cycle of tales and contains the story of the two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Ulster and the Kingdom of Connacht and the heroic deeds of Cu Chulainn. Táin Bó Cuailnge begins with the story of Queen Medb and King Ailill who are lying in bed one night. Talking about their marriage, King Ailill suggests that Medb was the one who gained the most from the Her husband
The true causes of unrest are sometimes difficult to determine. Frequently, there are a mixture of political alliances, economic differences, ethnic feuds, religious differences and others: This paper looks at the unrest between the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, "the troubles" are partly rooted in Catholic/Protestant differences, partly in political allegiances, and probably partly in hatreds that go back so far that the exact reason is lost in the mists of
In the mythos of the ancient peoples of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales – otherwise known as the ancient Celts – women play majorly important roles. They start wars, appoint kings, foresee death, provide abundance, and much more. This paper seeks to show how some of the most recognizable and influential Celtic goddesses were portrayed in myth, and that they were deeply entrenched in daily worship and life by virtue of how much we know about them. Celtic mythology is hard to pin down because
to offer a happy ending to the sorrowful annals of the Barretts, an end to the prejudice and injustice. Such was not the case. Following is a 1931 account mentioning a man of the name Barrett: “In No Man’s Land: Galway Squatters to be Evicted” Connacht Tribune 7 Nov. 1931: 7. William Matthews and John Burke, Water-Lane, Galway, brought an action against James Barrett and Patrick Ward for trespass on property at Water-Lane, Galway…Burke swore that…these two men came along and built ‘shacks’ on
back to Spain, but the vast majority who became shipwrecked never saw Spain again. Works Cited Archer et al. World History of Warfare. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. De Cuellar, Francisco. (2011). "Captain Cuellar's Adventures in Connacht and Ulster," [Online]. http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T108200/index.html. [2014 January].
• Privateering: George Friedrich von Martens, a German Jurist and diplomat from the late 18th early 19th century in his book “An Essay on Privateers, Captures, and Particularly on Recaptures: According to the Laws, Treaties, and Usages of the Maritime Powers of Europe” defines privateering as: “the expeditions of private individuals during war, who, being provided with a special permission from one of the belligerent powers, fit out at their own expense, one or more vessels, with the principal design
Imagine a country where one million and one hundred thousand people are dying from disease or starvation, in addition to one and a half million others desperately immigrating to other countries, in an attempt to escape the overwhelming sickness and fatality, (World Book Online, 2017). Try to imagine the government that controls you and is responsible for your well being, almost totally neglecting to even acknowledge or take charge of this problem until it is too late. If one were to look at Ireland
The Sadness of Poverty in Frank McCourt's Angela’s Ashes “It is not the rich man you should properly call happy, but him who knows how to use with wisdom the blessings of the gods, to endure hard poverty, and who fears dishonor worse than death, and is not afraid to die for cherished friends or fatherland.” In the novel Angela's Ashes, (1996) by Frank McCourt, a life of poverty is the only life this family knows. It is a memoir about a young boy born in New York City. Frank, born ten months
Heroes of Celtic and Germanic Mythology Throughout the myths of the Celtic and Germanic peoples of northern Europe tales of epic heroes and their extraordinary deeds abound. These tales depict heroes performing a variety of incredible feats; many of which appear to be magical, superhuman, and, quite honestly, utterly impossible (e.g., wading across oceans, defeating armies virtually single-handedly, and other astounding exploits). Since the Celtic and Germanic tribes of antiquity inhabited
As the idea of sustainable development has become increasingly more topical in the political arena, the question still remains as to whether our modern capitalist economies can preserve their most basic principle of maximising profits, whilst still protecting the environment. It is therefore the purpose of this essay to examine this. Can compromises be reached that enable us to protect and conserve the environment without hindering development. Since the disbandment of the Soviet Union the dominant
To undertake a full thematic investigation of this period would be very much beyond the scope of this paper. Thus, the essay will embark on a high level chronological interpretation of some of the defining events and protagonists, which influenced the early modernization of Ireland during the period 1534-1750. The main focus of the paper will concentrating on the impact and supervision of the Tudor dynasty. Firstly, the essay will endeavour to gain an understanding as to what contemporary historians
The Irish Potato Famine and The Holocaust in Literature Writers often use literature as a means of communicating traumatic events that occur in history, and such events are recorded by first-hand accounts as well as remembered by people far removed from the situation. Two traumatic events in history that are readily found in literature are The Irish Potato Famine and The Holocaust. A literary medium that has been used quite poignantly to convey trauma is poetry and the poetry from these two