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<u>'''Ireland'''</u> | <u>'''Ireland'''</u> | ||
From 1611 to 1870, more than 50,000 Irish 'criminals' (consisting mostly of those whom rose up in rebellion due to the government land seizures) were sentenced to deportation to | From 1611 to 1870, more than 50,000 Irish 'criminals' (consisting mostly of those whom rose up in rebellion due to the government land seizures and other harsh measures) were sentenced to deportation to penal colonies over the centuries. Beginning with Irishmen who rebelled against Cromwell's army in 1649, political prisoners were often deported and sent to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. | ||
'''<u>German</u>''' | '''<u>German</u>''' |
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