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19世纪中期,因粮食歉收,爱尔兰闹起了饥荒,5年内有100万人被活活饿死。为了寻条活路,许多饥肠辘辘的穷人主动找到基尔拉什船长,希望船长收容自己做奴隶,唯一的条件便是恳求他把自己运到美洲,在那边寻口饭吃。把每个奴隶卖到美洲能赚100爱尔兰镑,而一条船足足可以运载500人,来回一趟至少赚得5万爱尔兰镑,精明的基尔拉什船长觉得这生意值得做,于是张贴出布告公开征集愿意屈身为奴的穷人。
In the mid-19th century, due to poor harvests in food, Ireland famished a famine, and 1 million people were starved to death in 5 years. In order to find a way out, many hungry poor take the initiative to find Captain Kilush, hope captain accommodate themselves as slaves, the only condition is to beg him to transport himself to the Americas, looking for food over there. Selling each slave to the Americas earns £ 100, while a boat can carry 500 people and makes at least 50,000 Irish pounds back and forth. The shrewd Captain Kilush found the business worth doing, and posted The bulletin open solicits the poor willing to yield to slavery.