The Irish Slave Trade – The Forgotten “White” Slaves

[Prisoner Of Ice]

The Irish did not, and never have, experience the kind of discrimination that black people have.

If you look at the white American population today, then you will see that, alongside German, Irish accounts for the greatest ancestry from Europe. This means they have been well integrated into society.

Sorry but you don't know what you are talking about.

[KidMulat]

The Irish did not, and never have, experience the kind of discrimination that black people have.

If you look at the white American population today, then you will see that, alongside German, Irish accounts for the greatest ancestry from Europe. This means they have been well integrated into society.

There were three separate and distinct periods of Irish migration in the United States colonial period of indentured people, a period prior to the 1830/40's and the Potato Famine wave afterwords; those three groups had completely different American experiences and the descendants of each group were not to fond of one another.

[Loki]

Sorry but you don't know what you are talking about.

I do. Why do most white Americans have Irish ancestry, and not African?

[Smeagol]

If you look at the white American population today, then you will see that, alongside German, Irish accounts for the greatest ancestry from Europe. This means they have been well integrated into society.

That's a myth. English descendants still predominate. A lot of the so called ''Irish'' Americans are actually Scots-Irish, especially in the south.

[Prisoner Of Ice]

I do. Why do most white Americans have Irish ancestry, and not African?

Potato famine and family size of 13+. Whoops. Like I said, you don't know what you are talking about.

Irish people who came over very early to america are much different than those who came later in looks as well, vast majority came later and are more mixed with english.

My cousin has 800-900 close relatives on her relativefinder thing. Irish expanded in america while English and German grew smaller.

[Loki]

That's a myth. English descendants still predominate. A lot of the so called ''Irish'' Americans are actually Scots-Irish, especially in the south.

Most of them are Scots-Irish? That could explain why white Americans are so successful.

[Loki]

Irish expanded in america while English and German grew smaller.

That's my whole point.

[Graham]

Have seen this before and I have to question the numbers. As it doesn't get mentioned much. But we know that Cromwell was genocidal in a Taliban way. Btw he is seen as a hero to England still & has a statue at the Parliament.

Edit: Also how many are actually Prisoners of War?

[Smeagol]

Most of them are Scots-Irish? That could explain why white Americans are so successful.

A significant amount are. I even know Scots-Irish people who identify as just Irish. Of course there is a good amount of real Irish people too.

[Graham]

Most Irish who migrated to America came in the 19th Century, with the famine. Before that time, it was Scots-Irish.