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“Sláinte, Mon!”:
The Irish of Jamaica

By Ray Cavanaugh, Contributor
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by 6 Comments

That Irish is Jamaica’s second-most predominant ethnicity may come as a surprise, especially to those outside the country. It all started in 1655 when the British failed in their efforts to claim Santo Domingo from the Spaniards and took Jamaica as a consolation prize. Of course, the British also had been quite active in Ireland, where, between 1641 and 1652, about half the … [Read more...] about “Sláinte, Mon!”:
The Irish of Jamaica

To Hell or Barbados

By Emmett O'Connell, Contributor
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by 2 Comments

The ethnic cleansing of Ireland: Emmett O'Connell reviews Sean O'Callaghan's book on the Irish whom Cromwell sent into slavery."These Irish, anciently called Anthropophagi (maneaters), have a tradition among them, that when the devil showed our Savior all the kingdoms of the earth and their glory he would not show him Ireland, but reserved it for himself...They are the very … [Read more...] about To Hell or Barbados

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