In the summer of 1631 Baltimore fell victim to a sensational attack by pirates who had travelled over 1,000 miles from the Barbary Coast of North Algiers. Lead by a renegade Dutchman turned pirate, ‘Murat Reis the Younger’ and with a crew of Dutch, Algerians and Turks pirates they ransacked Baltimore, capturing the inhabitants to take back to Africa as slaves.

 

Come visit Inish Beg Estate to do the Pirate Trail and Learn more about the characters involved in the Sacking of Baltimore while you wander the 97 acres hunting out the Pirates hiding on the island. Download the app to help you locate the scallywags!