Algerians return 4 centuries after village raid

The Algerians are coming back to a coastal village in Co Cork, but this time they’re far more friendly than their ancestors, who were involved in an infamous visit.

An Arab TV station has recently visited Baltimore to film a documentary on the ‘sack’ of the village by Algerian pirates in 1631, and the owners of the local castle have reported an increase in tourists from the North African country, keen to learn more about the event.

It is quite possible that some of the visitors are directly descended from the estimated 237 villagers who were taken away as slaves by the pirates.