Alonzo Bosco
Don Alonzo Bosco was a 16th-century Barbary corsair or Spanish pirate who, according to folk tradition on Inishbofin, Galway, settled on the island in the 16th century and built a castle where a Cromwellian-era ruined castle now stands. From there, he raided the mainland and passing ships.
Islands off County Mayo-County Galway
He became an ally of Gráinne Ní Mháille. Together they prevented unwanted intruders from entering the surrounding waters, or they used the natural harbour as a trap to attack and loot those ships with valuable cargo on board. They succeeded by stretching a chain boom across the harbour entrance from the castle at the harbour to Scealp na gCat at the opposite end.
His ultimate fate is unknown.
References
- A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites, Anthony Previté, Oughterard, 2008. ISBN 978 0 9560062 0 2
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100117174219/http://www.inishbofin.com/Latemedieval.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100117172436/http://www.inishbofin.com/Cromwellsbarracks.html
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