TY - BOOK AU - Ekin,Des TI - Ireland's pirate trail: a quest to uncover our swashbuckling past SN - 9781788492454 (pbk.) : AV - DA948.A2 U1 - 364.164 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Dublin PB - The O'Brien Press KW - Pirates KW - Ireland KW - History KW - Piracy KW - True Crime KW - ukslc N1 - Originally published: 2018 N2 - Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an amazing history of swashbuckling bandits, both Irish-born and imported. 'Ireland's Pirate Trail' tells stories of freebooters and pirates from every corner of our coast over a thousand years, including famous pirates like Anne Bonny and William Lamport, who set off to ply their trade in the Caribbean. Ekin also debunks many myths about our most well-known sea warrior, Granuaile, the 'Pirate Queen' of Mayo ER -