An 'all-island' tall ship which aims to bring young people together makes first visit to Northern Ireland atlanticyt GraceOMalley
The Grace O'Malley replaces two other ships used to train young people which sank within two years of each other
But since the two ships sank, there has been no dedicated sail training ship in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.The Grace O'Malley has now been bought from Sweden by money raised by the Atlantic Youth Trust to fill that gap. O'Malley - also known as Granuaile or Gráinne Mhaol in Irish - sailed to a famous meeting with Queen Elizabeth I at Greenwich Castle in 1593, which led to the release of her sons from captivity.
"How appropriate then that the tall ship planned to bring young people from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland together for youth development voyages will be named after this inspirational woman, heroic warrior and legendary seafarer." "All of the kids who do not know each other before they start build a new community," he told BBC News NI.
There is already a bursary to pay for a young person from a disadvantaged background to take part in a voyage and the trust is creating more., is now in Belfast and will then sail on to Warrenpoint and Dublin.
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