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The Irish Slave Trade – The Forgotten “White” Slaves The Slaves That Time Forgot By John Martin
They came as slaves; vast human cargo transported on tall British ships bound for the Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. They were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.
Originally posted by Raivan31
reply to post by Justme888
Thats basically how Australia was founded, most of the people here that have long generational histories in the country have some Irish background.
The Brittish used the Irish as slaves right up untill about roughly 180 years ago.
Originally posted by grubblesnert
IRISH IN ME?!?!
I most certainly do! and proud of it!! Want to fight about it!!!
(thought I'd give my sterotypical Irish response)
**I also have sterotypical Scottish, German, English & American Indian responses ready
to cover the rest of my heritage, Along with an American amalgam of all of the above
After the disappointment of Y2k and the let down of not being raptured last March Im really looking forward to a big payoff on Dec.21 2012.
Originally posted by Raivan31
reply to post by Justme888
Thats basically how Australia was founded, most of the people here that have long generational histories in the country have some Irish background.
The Brittish used the Irish as slaves right up untill about roughly 180 years ago.
Originally posted by pshea38
The Irish famine of 1845 was engineered by the [snipped] British to force Irish
peoples towards America to be used, under appalling conditions, to build
up its colony . Over a million souls died of unnecessary starvation and the
population was reduced, virtually overnight, from 8 million to 4 million, a figure
it remains at to this day.
The British were then, and still are now, at the root of All the worlds woes.
God damn the queen.
Originally posted by g146541
There is sooooo much I wanna say but alas, the T&C conspire against me.
Go Irish!!
And I don't mean the school.