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Sack of Baltimore. The sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa — the raiders included Dutchmen, Algerians, and Ottoman Turks. The attack was the largest by Barbary slave traders on Ireland. [1] [2]
Learn about the long and turbulent history of Baltimore, a small village in West Cork that shares its name with one of the largest cities in America. Discover how the village was shaped by the sea, the O'Driscolls, the pirates and the lifeboats.
Jun 6, 2023 · Learn how Baltimore, the largest independent city in the US and the biggest city in Maryland, got its name from the Irish town of Baltimore in Co. Cork or the Irish Lord Baltimore of the Irish House of Lords. Discover how the Irish played a key role in the history of Baltimore's development and culture.
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The Algerine is Lord of Baltimore! The Sack of Baltimore, Thomas Davis (1814-45) In the summer of 1631 Baltimore fell victim to a sensational attack by pirates. At that time the population consisted chiefly of settlers from England who had arrived some years earlier to work in the lucrative pilchard fishery under lease from the O'Driscoll ...
Sep 2, 2020 · The Sack of Baltimore – when Irish villagers were kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery. Horror descended on the southern Irish fishing village of Baltimore during the summer of 1631, when locals were attacked and kidnapped by pirates. The residents of the village, near Cork, were then sold into slavery in northern Africa.
Baltimore ( / ˈbæltɪmɔːr /, locally [-moːɹ]; Irish: Dún na Séad, [2] translated as the "Fort of the Jewels") is a village in western County Cork, Ireland. It is the main village in the parish of Rathmore and the Islands, the southernmost parish in Ireland. It is the main ferry port to Sherkin Island, Cape Clear Island and the eastern ...
Jan 18, 2013 · A 1631 Raid on West Cork: When Barbary Pirates Came To Prey. By James Doherty. BALTIMORE, COUNTY CORK, Ireland — On the hillside above the town of Baltimore, faint sounds drifted toward William Harris, sleeping soundly in his bed. It was 2 a.m. when Harris awoke to the noises. The date was June 20th, 1631.
