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The Smugglers of Rush

Rush, County Dublin

A fishing town famed for its smuggling and privateering captains.

In the 1700s Rush, north of Dublin, was famous for smuggling. Its sailors also served as privateers, licensed to attack enemy ships.

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When
1700s
Where
53.5200, -6.0900
Group
Pirates

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A seaside town with beaches and harbour walks.

Cover of Blood and Gold by Cale Mills
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Blood and Gold

Sixteen true stories of mutiny, mercy, treasure and the gallows from the Golden Age of Piracy: Henry Every, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts, Edward England, Howell Davis, Christopher Moody, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Israel Hands, Calico Jack, Edward Low, Captain William Kidd and Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy. Where the record is uncertain, the book says so.

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