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=== Irish Immigrants === | === Irish Immigrants === | ||
In their article on Irish settlers of Barbados, Radford and [who] conclude that [[Barbados Probate Records|Barbados probate records]] | In their genealogical article on Irish settlers of Barbados, Radford and [who] conclude that [[Barbados Probate Records|Barbados probate records]] offer the most likely prospects of connecting a Barbadian back to the Emerald Isle.<ref>Irish in Barbados, The Irish at Home and Abroad, Vol. 2, No. 3 (1994/1995):95-.</ref> | ||
Sheppard wrote a history of the Irish in Barbados. Many of the Irish were indentured servants brought to labor in sugar plantations. Because their pale skin burned red in the tropic climate, they were dubbed "redlegs" by the English. | |||
*Sheppard, Jill. ''The "Redlegs" of Barbados, Their Origins and History''. Millwood, N.Y.: KTO Press, 1977. {{FHL|124667|item}} 972.981 H6s | |||
=== Scottish Immigrants === | === Scottish Immigrants === | ||