re: #308 calochortus

IIRC, Irish orphans and the like were kidnapped off the streets of Ireland to send to the sugar plantations in the Caribbean (not the US.) They were treated abominably-just like the African slaves. No better, no worse, although they probably died in slightly higher numbers due to a lack of resistance to tropical diseases.

Believe it spilled over a bit to the Carolinas. Here’s some on the Barbados angle:

yale.edu

amazon.com