Irish Abroad Archives - History Ireland

JAMES HASTIE—THE CORK NATIVE WHO HELPED END THE MADAGASCAR SLAVE-TRADE

By David Mould In July 1817 the Irish-born James Hastie, a 30-year-old East India Company sergeant, embarked on an ambitious and risky mission. From the east coast of Madagascar, he travelled by canoe and on foot to the central highlands. His destination: the court of the Ovah king, Radama, the most powerful clan chief on … Read more

BELFAST WOMAN ELIZABETH SHAW’S STASI FILE

By Fergal Lenehan Diplomatic relations between Ireland and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) began formally only in 1980. Prior to that, a relatively small number of Irish people visited the GDR, while the Belfast-born illustrator and children’s author Elizabeth Shaw would appear to have been the sole person born on the island of Ireland who … Read more