Comments - Queen Elizabeth's Irish Phrasebook - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T12:07:54Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A96030&xn_auth=noIt's recorded that Grania ni…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2017-02-27:6442157:Comment:2136732017-02-27T22:13:50.448ZJames J. O'Malleyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JamesJOMalley
<p>It's recorded that Grania ni Malia, ( aka) Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen met Queen Elizabeth I in 1588 after sailing from the west coast of Ireland, up the Thames river, to London and conversed in Latin.</p>
<p>It's recorded that Grania ni Malia, ( aka) Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen met Queen Elizabeth I in 1588 after sailing from the west coast of Ireland, up the Thames river, to London and conversed in Latin.</p> I'd say it got her through th…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-06-07:6442157:Comment:967322014-06-07T14:43:15.972ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>I'd say it got her through the pleasantries and small talk at the beginning of a conversation with Irish nobles like O'Rourke, O'Neill, etc. Not much beyond that, I'd imagine ... unless she had other more extensive volumes to consult in her library.</p>
<p>I'd say it got her through the pleasantries and small talk at the beginning of a conversation with Irish nobles like O'Rourke, O'Neill, etc. Not much beyond that, I'd imagine ... unless she had other more extensive volumes to consult in her library.</p> Outstanding post, but I have…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-06-07:6442157:Comment:968202014-06-07T13:50:59.341ZC. Michael Harringtonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/CMichaelHarrington
<p>Outstanding post, but I have to wonder if the queen found the guide book useful in conversation. It's pretty bare bones.</p>
<p>Outstanding post, but I have to wonder if the queen found the guide book useful in conversation. It's pretty bare bones.</p> Fascinating!tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-06-07:6442157:Comment:968102014-06-07T08:55:51.433ZMary Collins Dolanhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MaryCDolan
<p>Fascinating!</p>
<p>Fascinating!</p> So interesting! Look at the…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-06-04:6442157:Comment:957812014-06-04T09:14:24.904ZKelly O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/KellyORourke
<p>So interesting! Look at the script for Maire (Mary)! I wonder how often anyone had a reason to say "God save the Queen" as Gaeilge, haha!</p>
<p>So interesting! Look at the script for Maire (Mary)! I wonder how often anyone had a reason to say "God save the Queen" as Gaeilge, haha!</p>