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International Talk like A Pirate Day! Another woman pirate from the time of Elizabeth I was the Irish pirate Grace O'Malley (1530-1603). "There came to me a most famous, feminine sea captain. This was a notorious woman in all the coast of Ireland.":- Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1576. A traditional song and greeting *"Oro, se do Bheatha 'Bhaile"* ("Oh-ro, shay dough Va-ha 'Wall-ya") translates to "Hail, you are welcome home" - it is considered a somewhat old-fashioned greeting" The song is "... a celebration of the power & strength of women in general, with particular reference to the famous & brave Grace O'Malley." "Grace eventually became the great warrior sea pirate, commanding her own fleet & sailing out of Clare Island, County Mayo, set in Clew Bay." From: "Proud to be Irish" Pick of the Week for Sunday, August 14th "Oro, se do Bheatha 'Bhaile" sung by Sinead O'Connor Found: http://home.nycap.rr.com/eamonnmcgirr/radio.htm How: Essex County is across the Hudson River from North Creek, NY, which is in Warren County, named after a General who died at Bunker Hill. Near Minerva, NY in Essex County, is a history museum and also a monument to Theodore Roosevelt, where he was when he became President when President McKinley died eight days after being shot at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY. Nearby is Irishtown, a settlement of Irish Americans and others. He got on the train in North Creek, NY