To Hell or Barbados: The ethnic cleansing of Ireland

by Sean O'Callaghan

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A vivid account of the Irish slave trade: the previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia.

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irregularreader 211 reviews

A bit dry at times, but an absolutely stunning look into a dark time in Irish history. highly recommended for any history buffs, or any member of the Irish diaspora

Oct 31, 2016

RoxieT 68 reviews

The book wasn’t that long and I felt that the last few chapters dragged on repeating redundant information that didn’t add much to the story. Maybe this was done to increase the length of the book?
Overall, the plight of the Irish Catholics was unknown to me. I now understand why a lot of African Americans have Irish lineage listed on those DNA tests.

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