After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire destabilised Britain in the early 5th century, Irish raiders kidnapped and enslaved people from across the Irish Sea up until the 7th century. …

Jun 20, 2025 · This blog offers an exhaustive exploration of the Irish experience of slavery and coerced labor, delving into the historical contexts, the lived realities of those affected, and the …

Apr 12, 2023 · The Irish slave trade began when 30,000 Irish prisoners were sold as slaves to the New World. The King James I Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent …

Sep 23, 2016 · There were no Irish slaves in the Americas, Hogan says. People who claim there were are conflating indentured servitude with chattel slavery — two distinct forms of servitude …

For over 179 years, the Irish were the primary source of slave labor in the British American colonies. Proclamation 1625 is the unveiling of the true and untold history of slavery in America.

Jul 9, 2025 · The myth of 'Irish slavery' in America has circulated widely, often blurring the lines between fact and fiction in discussions about the nation’s past. This narrative suggests that …

Mar 3, 2025 · Irish merchants and landowners profited from slave-run plantations, actively engaging in the enslavement of Africans. This involvement highlights the complex and …

During the 1650s , over 100,000 Irish children, generally from 10 to 14 years old, were taken from their parents, and sold as slaves in the West Indies, Virginia and New England.

The Irish slaves myth is a fringe pseudohistorical narrative that conflates the penal transportation and indentured servitude of Irish people during the 17th and 18th centuries, with the hereditary …

So James I encouraged the sale of the Irish as slaves to the New World colonies, not only America but Barbados, the West Indies, and South America. The first recorded sale of Irish …