When the Moors invaded West Cork and kidnapped Irish slaves
In 1631 the town of Baltimore, in West Cork, fell victim to a sensational attack by pirates which ended the 400-year reign of the O'Driscolls. More than 100 men, women, and children were taken away from the coves of West Cork to the slave markets of The Moors, in North Africa.
Source: irishcentral.com