The pirate queen Granuaile, Grace O’Malley, would be turning in her grave.

The new five-star Grace Hotel in Westport opened three weeks ago and will be a key tourist attraction in the west.

However, far from travelling the high seas like the pirate queen bringing loot to the west, the new luxury spot is using German milk in its rooms.

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The Dealer won a bake sale raffle to stay in the palace recently and nearly spat out my coffee when I went and read where the white stuff had come from.

What would Grace think of German milk in her namesake hotel?