Posted by Lost in Translation on August 06, 2012 at 01:12:56: In Reply to: Re: Ireland's oldest woman posted by just wondering on August 06, 2012 at 00:20:46: Grainne aka Grace as in Grainne Uaile the pirate queen who sailed up the Thames to parly with QE1 - in Latin the lingua franca of the time. Nowadays they could have just sent a text message or a twitter and used Google bablefish translator or a similar app. But at least she sailed from Clew Bay to SE England in a zero carbon mode.
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