The Tradescants’ Orchard

THERE’S something in the air in Derry. The great city of St Columcille is the first UK City of Culture, a cultural extravaganza that began in January and will extend all year.

It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day today. Jonathan deBurca Butler rediscovers the tale of Grainneuaile, our own heroine of the high seas

Piracy, prostitution and the pub trade were rife in the South-West in the 16th century when the area from Roaring Water Bay in West Cork and as far as Dingle in Co Kerry was a haven for swashbuckling pirates and bustling local trade.

Lucy Worsley