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When the Moors invaded West Cork and carried off Irish slaves
An illustration of the Sack of Baltimore.Photo by: Wikimedia Commons In the summer of 1631 the town of Baltimore in West Cork fell victim to a sensational attack by pirates. At that time the population consisted chiefly of Irish and settlers from England who had arrived some years earlier to work in the lucrative pilchard […]