Did you deliberately choose her name in honor of this Grace O’Malley?
BTW, I apologize on behalf of the state of Maryland for the disgrace our Communist governor has brought to the O’Malley name.
Were she alive today, she would disown Martin O' Malley from the clan, even as she disowned her eldest son for supporting Bingham, who had murdered his brother....
the infowarrior
Did you deliberately choose her name in honor of this Grace OMalley?
***Partly. It’s a little bit like having the last name of Revere and naming your son Paul. I’ve been telling her that she is also named after the Grace of God, which is what the original Granuaile was named after, and that I expect her to redeem the name. It is a beautiful name.
Besides, it has such rich history and amazing story to it, that it’s a name to be proud of. Some british lady at my church asked who that beautiful child was and she was told, Grace O’Malley. The lady said, “Oh my God, do the parents know who Grace O’Malley was?” And she was told, yes they do. She acted as if she’d just heard of someone named Yasir Arafat.
I look forward to the day when Hollywood picks up on this story of a female pirate who commanded respect from men in her age. It will prove interesting.