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 | #985069 in Books |  imusti |  2008-12-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.70 x1.40 x5.10l,.89 | File type: PDF | 488 pages

 | O Brien Press

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Barbary corsairs in Ireland ... WHAT?!?|By Lj Wilkins|In 1621, a small flotilla of Barbary corsairs commanded by a Dutchman landed at an Irish fishing village, kidnapped almost the entire population and whisked them off to the slave-markets of Algiers and Istanbul. And if that doesn't grab your attention, nothing will. What on Earth were Algerian pirates doing in Ireland? Why| |fascinating and readable -- The Irish Echo An enthralling read, not simply for the story of the raid itself, which Ekin recreates with bloodcurdling vividness, but for the parallels the author draws with the current geo-political situation -- The Irish Times T

In June 1631 pirates from Algiers and armed troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, led by the notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of Baltimore in West Cork. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in North Africa. The prisoners were destined for a variety of fates -- some would live out their days chained to the oars as galley slaves, while others would spend long years in the scented sec...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Stolen Village: Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates   |  Des Ekin. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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