Irish pirate Anne Bonny is considered one of the most famous female pirates of all time. She operated in the Caribbean in the early 18th century. As a teenager, she became the partner and lover of the notorious English pirate captain Calico Jack Rackham. She was captured in 1720 when she was pregnant. Her fate remains unknown.
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Anne Bonny
(Irish Pirate Operating in the Caribbean and One of the Few Female Pirates in Recorded History)
Birthdate: March 8, 1697
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: March 31, 1721
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Grace O'Malley
(Pirate)
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Birthdate: 1533 AD
Birthplace: Umhaill, Ireland
Died: June 18, 1603
One of the most well-known female pirates from Ireland, Grace O'Malley began seafaring at age 11. Also known as Gráinne Mhaol, or Bald Grace, for cutting off her hair in her early days to make her sea journeys easy, she is remembered for her legendary resistance to England and Queen Elizabeth I.
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Grace Marks
(Irish-Canadian Maid & Murderer)
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Birthdate: 1828
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ulster
Died: 1873 AD
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Violet Gibson
(Criminal)
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Birthdate: August 31, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 2, 1956
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Mary Jane Kelly
(Criminal)
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Birthdate: 1863 AD
Birthplace: Limerick, Ireland
Died: November 9, 1888
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Linda Mulhall
(Criminal)
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Birthdate: 1975 AD
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
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Charlotte Mulhall
(Murderer)
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Birthdate: 1983 AD
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
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Kate Webster
(Murderer of Julia Martha Thomas)
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Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: July 29, 1879
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Catherine Nevin
(Criminal)
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Birthdate: October 1, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: February 19, 2018