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The credit union will keep your c t m p i r a t e a i h l l Hook money safe until you need it. t h y s u o r r d g o p w h Treasure Credit unions are a safe place for you to save your money and a place o r s u c c t e y e h a t a Parrot where you might want to borrow a p e a s e h a p l o o w c money or get a loan when you get Ship older. h o w a l m o s a o o c o y Captain p a r r o t a t b l k o o k Learn FamousBlackbeard Pirates... Calico Jack Real name Edward Teach or Known as John Rackham, Edward Drummond (1680-1718) (1682-1720) An English pirate about Pirates, me hearty mate... An English Pirate who sailed the famous for flying a flag of Caribbean and Atlantic aboard skull and crossed cutlasses and the Queen Anne’s Revenge. He nicknamed for the colourful turned pirate after fighting for calico clothing he wore. He is 1The skull and 3There were 4Pirates didn’t Britain during the Spanish War also know for employing two of crossbones flag at the women pirates, too. always bury their of Succession. He was nicknamed the only known female pirates, top of a pirate ship is Being a pirate wasn’t treasure. Some for his large black beard. Before Anne Bonny and Mary Read. called a Jolly Roger. just for men. Famous pirates didn’t bury capturing a ship he would weave Originally a quartermaster, Although the origin female pirates their treasure right hemp into his beard and light it Rackham took over his ship of the name “Jolly include Mary Read, away because they on fire—an intimidation tactic when Captain Charles Vain Roger” has been lost, Anne Bonny, Grace wanted their share of that made him look fierce.Yikes! failed in an attack against a one theory stems from O’Malley, and Ching the loot beforehand. That would scare us, too. French Warship mistaken for the use of red flags. Shih. And a pirate’s Blackbeard Calico Jack another vessel. As captain, Centuries ago, a red treasure didn’t Anne Bonny Rackham mostly stole from small flag was commonly always include gold vessels close to shore. used during wars or silver; most of it (1700-1782) An Irish-American at sea to signal that was food, lumber, woman pirate born to a wealthy no mercy would be cloth, and animal family and disowned when she Stede Bonnet 2Pirates did have given. Called a Joli hides. married a small-time pirate, (1688-1718) A Barbadian pirate eye patches! It’s been Rogue (“pretty red”) James Bonny, at 16. Anne left who sailed the American Eastern said that one of the by the French, this James for the pirate, John Seaboard aboard the Revenge. reasons pirates wore was then translated “Calico Jack” Rackham and After marital problems in eye patches was to into English as Jolly posed as a man to join his crew. 1717, he used inherited wealth help keep one eye Roger. Anne never commanded a ship to purchase an armed boat adjusted to night but is famous for being one of the and turned pirate. His lack of vision for seeing few female pirates. leadership experience led him to below deck. give temporary command of his fleet to Blackbeard whom he had Anne Bonny Stede Bonnet met in the Bahamas. thisColour cool pirate scene Find the buried treasure... Write Did you Laugh a short story Tickle your pirate funny bone... know? What is a pirate’s favourite What kind of grades did the How could the pirate subject? pirate get in school? buy the ship so cheaply? “The day I found treasure... ‘Pieces of eight’ have been - Arrrrrrt! - HIGH SEAS! - Because it was on sail! associated with pirates but what are ‘pieces of eight’? Why does it take pirates so What has eight legs and eight Why do pirates make ------------------------------------------------ The Golden Age of Piracy long to learn the alphabet? eyes? excellent fishermen? refers to a time (generally - Because they can spend - Eight pirates! - They know how to hook ------------------------------------------------ thought to be between 1650 years at C! the big ones! and 1730) when pirates were Why couldn’t the pirate play ------------------------------------------------ very active. During this What did the pirate say when cards? Why did the pirate go to the period, Spanish colonies in the Americas minted his wooden leg got stuck in - Because he was standing Apple Store? ------------------------------------------------ coins in silver (called Reales). the freezer? on the deck! - To buy an iPatch! - Shiver me timbers! ------------------------------------------------ The 8 reale silver coin had a distinctive 8 stamped on it. It was the largest of the silver ------------------------------------------------ coins and is thought to have weighed one ounce (about the weight of a table fork). Many pirates Why are pirates became rich intercepting ships carrying pieces ------------------------------------------------ of eight which were regularly shipped from the American colonies to Spain. soooo mean? ------------------------------------------------ We don’t know, ------------------------------------------------ The 8 reale coin could be physically cut into eight pieces to make change — hence the slang they just Arrrrrrrrr! ------------------------------------------------ name “pieces of eight”. Credit Unions in the Republic of Ireland are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. 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