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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.
In the summer of 1631 Baltimore fell victim to a sensational attack by pirates. The raid on Baltimore, immortalized in verse by the poet Thomas Davis, was the worst-ever attack by Barbary corsairs on the mainland of Ireland or Britain.
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Nov 25, 2021 · In June 1631, Barbary and Turkish pirates stormed ashore near Baltimore, a small village on the southern tip of County Cork, Ireland. Led by notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, the brigands captured almost all the villagers and dragged them away to be sold in the slave markets of North Africa.
Dec 27, 2022 · The raid on Baltimore, immortalized in verse by the poet Thomas Davis, was the worst-ever attack by Barbary corsairs on the mainland of Ireland or Britain. Most of the names in the official report sound English, but it is likely that there were also a few native Irish among the prisoners and quite obvious O'Driscoll's were living among the ...
Jan 18, 2013 · View Blog. 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. (Right: Photo by James Doherty - Baltimore Harbor today.
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.
Published in Early Modern History (1500–1700), Features, Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 2006), Volume 14. Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun, Moorish ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I, 1600. The political will on the part of the authorities to redeem slaves was compromised by such diplomatic ties. From 1628, King Charles I was deep in negotiations ...
