January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate. Famous Murrays include tennis player Andy Murray and actor Bill Murray. The Irish were brought over as indentured servants. The most prominent O'Conors were the Connacht clan of O'Conor . Physical race traits such as skin color were used much later as a justification for slavery, not a motivation to start it. Indentured servitude was a form of bonded labour, whereby a migrant agreed to work for a set period of time (between two and seven years) and in return the cost of the voyage across the Atlantic was covered. Thank you for sharing the madness and anger that lives within my Irish family. Im just now learning the depth of how horrible Irish slavery was. Irish slavery is a subject worth remembering, not erasing from our memories. Gallagher is one of the most common hereditary surnames in County Mayo. Africans were *things*. Murphy 2. Unless you dont feel theres any systematic oppression, which if you take some time studying the oppression of Catholics in Ireland youd understand. Thus, Irish moms, even with this new found emancipation, would seldom abandon their kids and would remain in servitude. John Barry, who composed the scores for 11 James Bond films is one of the most famous people with the name Barry. This article is interesting as the subject of Irish slavery seems to be erased from history. None of this was forced, as that would have hurt productivity, rather than helped, and the incentive of a female slave having reduced work during pregnancy encouragement enough. Sisters founded orders if nuns. or any other colour or race, you just needed to be POOR. Its effect with regard to the subject of slavery on a whole only minimizes the atrocities of slavery and bigotry. You also havent delved into how racism could have played into how African and Irish slaves were treated. Byrne 8. Also, what is the point if making a caste system of victims. Cromwells cruelty was a race and ethnic cleansing..ridding the Kingdom of the remnants of its ancient Black population. My entire family ancestry is from the island of Montserrat. Therefore, this is a moot point and if youve somehow drawn that conclusion on your own, it speaks more to your intellect and character than true facts. To answer the question that is proposed in the headline, it was primarily due to Irish slave masters and testing the Y chromosome provides evidence of this. A Complete List of Irish Last Names + Meanings - FamilyEducation Copyright 2019 - 2023 Ireland Before You Die | Trading under, THE BLACK IRISH: Who were they? Unique and like no other, a mere uttering of an Irish family name and youre sure to know they hail from the Emerald Isle. I was slapped on the hands with a ruler as she demanded, screaming , and hitting me,!! black irish surname - The Irish Jewelry Company Posting this post is perpetuating the ideology of white supremacy. Father indentured from Ireland mother African slave. I will just say that both existed and as such proves that anyone who is racist and thinks they are justified in being racist is wrong because even with differences of culture, tradition and society all people are the same and we should all treat each other equally and with equal respect. Why do we continue to ignore the pain of others? The oldest known Irish surname is OClery (O Cleirigh in Gaelic). However Middle English blac also meant 'pale wan' a reflex of Old English blc 'pale white' with a shortened vowel. Racism was a mischaracterization of that content. Conclusion: With regard to the article. The Irish were treated HORRIBLY, often just as horribly as Africansbut not always. Today, there are many different variations of Irish surnames, but most commonly, they can be divided into three categories. However, in most cases from the 17th and 18th centuries, Irish slaves were nothing more than human cattle. Actresses Kerrie Keane and Dolores Keane, as well as football manager Roy Keane, are three of the most famous Keanes. This is what we know today as the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Saharan slave trades. According to Antonio Moore in his Huffington Post article, there are more African American men incarcerated in the U.S. than the total prison populations in India, Argentina, Canada, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Finland, Israel and England combined. There are only 19 million African American males in the United States, collectively these countries represent over 1.6 billion people. Google how and why enslaving whites/Christians was outlawed in the U.S. Im not going to do the research for you. THE BLACK IRISH: Who were they? Full history, EXPLAINED When enslaving whites/Christians became illegal in the U.S., the newly released white indentured servants became crackers/overseers and many became slave owners themselves. They said the Irish were treated better. Ever wonder how a lot of African Americans have Irish last names? @wolfsilveroak I suggest you re-read the book. Then after a time the law change and blacks were considered chattel so therefore were unable to buy their freedom. Daly 25. There are absolutely no records of this crap, only modern lore that is bandied about as long lost truths. go and watch the black irish of monsaretti they are proud of there irish hertiage and know that there ancsters were from ireland and africa. I think the more realistic story of how many Blacks got Irish last names is that there were rich Irish who owned slaves too. It continues in use. I love it !! Maine had the highest population of Blake families in 1840. 1847 was known as "black 47." I agree. The Scots Irish, also known as Scotch Irish (especially in USA) or Ulster Scots (especially in Northern Ireland), are an ethnic group found in the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland Genealogy. No bagpipes or Kilts) who were part of the English invasion of Northern Ireland. Scott is a very popular surname. (And, yes, it is a fact that that term, indentured servitude, was mostly just used as a polite term for *slightly* less brutal slavery from which there was actually hope of escape.). Ireland and its culture are known world-over. Paris Donnatella is an avid writer and traveller. Doing so further divides races and intimates that being white is bad and that youre somehow guilty of past crimes. On December 21, 1988 Jesse Jackson and a group of other black "leaders" officialy declared their support for the term 'African American'. That is less than the African migration per decade to the United States today. His Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent overseas and sold to English settlers in the West Indies. It was not until Darwin that the belief that physical traits identified race. The term is commonly used to describe people of Irish origin who have dark features, black hair, a dark complexion and dark eyes. Our ppl fled into west and central Africa (Khem aka Ham) after Jerusalem was destroyed by Rome in 70 CE. In terms of our subject matter, the first major invasion would have been the Norman invasions from European countries in Ireland in 1170 and 1172. If you notice, there is nothing said at all about color in the constitution concerning slaves. Abraham Agan Agnew Ahearn Ahern Aherne Anglim Anglin Ansbro Argue Armstrong Art Ashe Athey Athy Baldwin Balfe Ballagh Bane Banfield Banfill Australian model and actor Julian MacMahon is one of the most famous MacMahons. African Americans where emancipated because they needed it. They changed things to cover up the greed, it is that cover up that is racism today. Your email address will not be published. Dunne 28. In June 2020, Darker Still Spirits . Scots Irish FamilySearch It seems by your statements that Whites are the only skin color capable of being bigots, slave traders/owners, and oppressors. Kelly 3. Some sources propose that the term is in reference to Spanish soldiers. But animals of higher value are often treated better than less. Irish family names can tell stories, too. Irish slaves. Was that what drove the slave trade in the last millenia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDVhUQXElTE. The byword African-American was just adopted by our ppl in the 1980s due to the counsel of our so-called black leaders a Jesse Jackson. McCarthy is one of the most popular surnames in County Cork. Dubhthaigh, anglicized to Duffy, comes from an Irish name meaning black or swarthy. The vast majority of labourers who agreed to this system did so voluntarily, but there were many who were forcibly transplanted from the British Isles to the colonies and sold into indentured service against their will. Famous Flynns include actors Errol Flynn and Brandon Flynn. The Normans were invited into Ireland by Dermot McMurrough and were led by the famous Strongbow. Rounding out the Top 40, here are the next 30 most common names among African-Americans and Caribbean people: Taylor (Jayceon Terrel Taylor "The Game") Wilson (Charlie Wilson) Moore (Shemar Moore) White (Barry White) Lewis (Carl Lewis) Walker (Jimmie J. J. Walker) Green (Al Green) Thompson (Kenan Thompson) Washington (Denzel Washington) Ben Frankin was indentured for a time to his own cousin. It seems some people are trying to argue as if only black people were ever slaves?? I think slavery regardless of color is disgusting and shameful, but even more is to come out of slavery and help the oppressor with the same oppression that was previously placed upon you. Its a circular statement! Yes they did. I totally agree with you that all Irish were not slaves. Over centuries, as groups arrived and fled, ancient Ireland began to take shape. Politicians and ad writers do it daily. It could easily be claimed by any of those writers who like to push their political agendas by denying facts in evidence and making up effects and results that sound plausible, but simply did not happen, or do not have the meanings that those writers freely attach to them. In fact, some African tribal leaders were profited from the slave trade by allowing and assisting slave traders in raiding their enemies land. What is the most popular last name in Ireland? And the extremely vague, tenuous claims as to how blacks may have acquired Irish or Scottish surnames. There is a new drive by whites all over Europe and the UK, stating that they are the real Jews or lost tribes. The Vikings bestowed upon themselves the title of the dark invaders or black foreigners. As a lay person, its hard to know who to believe. O'Carroll 23. I have heard of some of the stories of the Irish slave trade; however, the black slaves in American took their last names from their masters; who usually had Scottish, Irish, or English last names. Could the Irish in specific have something to do with what the most High is doing in (phisical) (black) Israel? This whole conversion of who had it worse is nonsensical. Lets not forget the Red vs White; Yellow vs White; and Brown vs White. And the traditional double-standard was upheld even there, because as long as it was circumspect and everyone turned a blind eye, it was still common, un-punished behavior for White males to rape or copulate with African females, but a blasphemous abomination for a white woman to voluntarily have relations with an African man, and could result in death for both. I also have enslaved Africans in my lineage who have an Irish surname. Black people with names with Mc in them likely acquired them in one of four ways: they could be descendants of slaves who were owned by an Irish or Scottish slaveowner. She was so angry, thats not what Jesus looks like, so I said how do you know,? As for how, I insist on the qualifier some, of the Blacks got their last names, I think this may just be embellished truth. My grandfather gave me His name..I lived with him in the flesh Australian actor Jason Donovan is one of the most famous people with the surname Donovan. It would be the same with people. And I didnt look at the color of the skin of my brothers nor sisters. Thats what I was going to ask. Thank you Gary Dingleloved reading your response. I know for some sorry isnt enough and I agree .However Im more concerned with my family that was shackled, bound, branded raped, sold. 5,377 families had this name and they were mainly based in County Cork, Kerry, and neighbouring counties. A few known facts and a few overstated kernels of truth give a false, gleaming varnish of Truth Exposed when twisted around implications and presumptions based on false logic, when theyre confidently stated as reality, and lead the non-critical reader to unquestioningly believe exactly what the writer has skewed their words to lead them to believe. At least they were able to join the white establishment due to their color. This is not new information, I have always known about this since I was a small child, my family has always spoke about it, we always wondered why the Irish themselves did not voice it more, was it to securely assimilate into the other parts of white culture, they have done just that, not sure if it is secure or not, but sometimes you wont know if someone is Irish unless you ask them. I never learned the whole story of how though unrelated, both husbands had the same Irish surname.