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Anglo-Saxons rarely bothered the Irish. There was a raid that was condemned by Anglo-Saxon clergy and leaders. Irish pirates raided British coasts too. They were pretty much like other groups back then, but they're often singled out for hatred.
The Normans mixed with the Welsh before they conquered Irish regions. The Tudors had Welsh roots. Cromwell (real surname was "Williams") did too. The man, most responsible for Irish deaths during the Famine, was Cornish.
Is it unfair to blame Anglo-Saxons, especially since they experienced abuse from Normans too? That's not to mention the fact that Irish clans fought and killed each other for hundreds of years. It was fellow Celts who were responsible for much to most of Irish people's woes. Why do historians never mention this?
"The real evil with which we have to contend with is not the physical evil of the Famine but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse, and turbulent character of the people" - Charles Trevelyan (Cornish)
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