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On June 20, 1631, the village of Baltimore in Ireland was attacked by Algerian pirates, taking one hundred people as captives.[1] This incident inspired Thomas Davis to write his famous poem, The Sack of Baltimore.

References

"Baltimore, West Cork County, Ireland". BBC. Retreived March 19, 2005.
"The Sack of Baltimore". Retreived March 19, 2005.

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