Two exciting books appeared in our mailbox yesterday – a Biography and a Historical novel, both about Gráinne’s namesake. The pirate queen’s 16th Century exploits are legendary, and the spelling of her name is various: Grace O’Malley; Gráinne Mhaol; Granuaile; Granu Weal; Grana, Grany; Grania …after reading the books we are agreed that what ever she was called – the lady was amazing!
We have had over 40 mm of raintoday and the rain is still falling! Today it was so wet that Gráinne put on some raingear and went to inspect the huge pond that developed in our back yard…