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MAPPING CONNEMARA 
& CONNACHT

 How cartography defined O'Malley  territory, &  how cartographic espionage brought it down

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We'll be adding to the interactive map below, including film clips from our  
Grace O'Malley film, placed on location where each scene is set.  
At Sir Richard Bingham's request, Sir John Browne 
commits cartographic espionage in western Ireland, 
secretly mapping   O'Malley territory 
in advance of British invasion
Grace O'Malley uses navigation and mapping skills starting from a young age, after her first voyage at sea accompanying her father on a trading mission from Ireland to Spain.  While creating a map of the journey home, she thinks of all the colors of land and sea along the way.  

Did you know?

The  "Gaeltecht" of western Ireland  is a region where traditional Irish Gaelic language and culture has 
managed to survive and thrive, despite the 17th century  British takeover and oppressive policies that ensued. 

The Gaeltecht includes the traditional O'Malley and O'Flaherty clan territories, and is sometime referred to 
as the "Wild Hare's Corner" of Ireland, so-called for 
the ancient Irish farming practice of leaving a portion 
of  farmland wild and uncleared in order  to provide 
safe haven for the Irish hare and other wild animals. 
(music:  "Kellers," written by Robb Carothers, featured on the 
 CD STELLAR ECHOES, copyright 2008 by  "Uncle Shurley" )