Quote Originally Posted by jimsouth View Post
There are records of Irish sold as slaves in 1664 to the French on St. Bartholomew, and English ships which made a stop in Ireland enroute to the Americas, typically had a cargo of Irish to sell on into the 18th century.
Few people today realize that from 1600 to 1699, far more Irish were sold as slaves than Africans.
By English traders? I can believe that. I don't about "far more" but it's certainly a mixed group in the 1600s.