Event

Algerian pirates sack Baltimore, County Cork, in Ireland

20 Jun 1631 · 51.48° N, 9.37° W

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When
20 Jun 1631
Kind
Event
Coordinates
51.48° N, 9.37° W
Description
Algerian pirates sack Baltimore, County Cork, in Ireland.

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Sack of Baltimore

1631 raid by Barbary slave traders on Baltimore, County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland

The sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – the raiders included Algerians and Ottoman Turks. The attack was the largest by Barbary slave traders on Ireland.

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