Phil, I would bet slavery existed in every country, but most still have not admitted it. Makes tracing harder. True slavery existed in Ireland from before the start of written records and it took centuries to stop slave trading here; most of Ireland's nobility had concubines [plural] but it is the social standing of their children that fascinates me most - half royal and half slave.. Janet On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Phil via <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Janet. This looks very much like the situation during those years in > Ireland. And not unlike the slave issue in America. I wonder if there > were like situations in other countries?? > > Phil Collins, in Western Massachusetts > > > On Sunday, November 16, 2014 1:29 PM, Lorri via <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you Janet, that was very interesting, I had no knowlege of that going > on. > Lorri > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Crawford via" <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> > To: <cotipperary@rootsweb.com>; <wexford@rootsweb.com>; > <waterford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:29 PM > Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Very off-topic but fascinating genealogy subject > > > > An article on the rather official enslavement of Switzerland's orphans > > right up to today almost: > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/opinion/slaverys-shadow-on-switzerland.html?src=recg&_r=1 > > > > Janet > > > > > > > > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned > > with. > > Thank You. > > > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You. > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You. > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Janet, I'll but the Blue Bloods (royalty) of the world have some interesting blood lines. Carmen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Crawford via" <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> To: "Phil" <grahop@verizon.net>; <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [COTIPPERARY] Very off-topic but fascinating genealogy subject > Phil, I would bet slavery existed in every country, but most still have > not > admitted it. Makes tracing harder. True slavery existed in Ireland from > before the start of written records and it took centuries to stop slave > trading here; most of Ireland's nobility had concubines [plural] but it is > the social standing of their children that fascinates me most - half royal > and half slave.. > > Janet > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Phil via <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Janet. This looks very much like the situation during those years in >> Ireland. And not unlike the slave issue in America. I wonder if there >> were like situations in other countries?? >> >> Phil Collins, in Western Massachusetts >> >> >> On Sunday, November 16, 2014 1:29 PM, Lorri via >> <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Thank you Janet, that was very interesting, I had no knowlege of that >> going >> on. >> Lorri >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Janet Crawford via" <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> >> To: <cotipperary@rootsweb.com>; <wexford@rootsweb.com>; >> <waterford@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:29 PM >> Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Very off-topic but fascinating genealogy subject >> >> >> > An article on the rather official enslavement of Switzerland's orphans >> > right up to today almost: >> > >> > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/opinion/slaverys-shadow-on-switzerland.html?src=recg&_r=1 >> > >> > Janet >> > >> > >> > >> > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: >> > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. >> > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned >> > with. >> > Thank You. >> > >> > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: >> 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. >> 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned >> with. >> Thank You. >> >> All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: >> 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. >> 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned >> with. >> Thank You. >> >> All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned > with. > Thank You. > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message