My 8th great grandfather came from Ireland to Queen Anne's Parish in Virginia in 1540. I'm wondering what guns would have looked like in his homeland. Anybody know of a information source on Irish guns prior to 1600? Thanks.
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Oh Jeez I know him. We used to camp together at the mid America voo, had a white tent.That’s him..
These of course went by the wayside during the famine due to ammo shortages.
Rich land owners in Ireland were English. They met have been born in Ireland and had a bit of an Irish accent, but by lineage and loyalty they were Brits, all most all English at that, through and through.Rich landowners could own guns. That was it, ordinary people were banned from owning them.
That’s just not possible. There were no Europeans at all in Virginia in 1540, and no parishes were established here until the 1630s.My 8th great grandfather came from Ireland to Queen Anne's Parish in Virginia in 1540. I'm wondering what guns would have looked like in his homeland. Anybody know of an information source on Irish guns prior to 1600? Thanks.
Ref post #7That’s just not possible. There were no Europeans at all in Virginia in 1540, and no parishes were established here until the 1630s.
If he came from Ireland on his own in 1640, he’d likely have had an English gun. If he were sent over, he probably wouldn’t have had a gun at all.
Jay
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