Thank you, for your well thought out and researched comment @jamtaylor, it is very much appreciated... Whether there was or was not "Irish Slaves" has many opinions and a wide range of varying view points. But as you state in your comment -- "things on paper are often not the same in reality." We are all too well aware, that the people charged with documenting history are usually a little more "generous" to their own point of view. Im just glad this piece has invoked some healthy and much appreciated conversation. Thanks again.