Kelleher, Lawrence R.
To Shed a Tear: A Story of Irish Slavery in the British West Indies
- ISBN 13:
- 9780595169269
- author:
- Kelleher, Lawrence R.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- iUniverse
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 279
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The brutal suppression of 80,000 Irish intellectuals by a foreign government in 1649 had a profound impact on the Irish people. The Irish were forcibly taken from their homeland, chained and shipped to the British West Indies, where they were forced to work in the fields against their will. The destruction of Irish religious and cultural symbols, including churches, schools, and libraries, was also a deliberate act of vandalism. The loss of civil rights and property for the Irish citizens was a devastating blow, and the slaughter of innocent civilians, justified by the term "Divine Providence," was a particularly heinous act. This tragic chapter in history highlights the cruelty and arrogance of a colonial empire, which sought to destroy the will to live and survive of an entire population for over two hundred years.
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