During the late 1600s, writes Martin, African slaves were far more expensive than their Irish counterparts - Africans would sell for around 50 sterling while Irish were often no more than 5 sterling. The Irish were further exploited when the British began to “breed” Irish women - or girls, sometimes as young as 12 - with African males. These new “mulatto” slaves brought a higher price than Irish livestock and, likewise, enabled the settlers to save money rather than purchase new African slaves.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:09:20 +0000
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