Then, with Cromwell's conquest of Ireland, things became even worse: not only did the Irish have to bear with English and Scottish settlers, mainly in the North of Ireland, they had to suffer tens of thousands in casualties, directly from war, but also from starvation, as a consequence of war, and what is often conveniently forgotten, tens of thousands of Irish men, women or children were sent to the West Indies as slaves during the Seventeenth century. The colonisation of Ireland is nevertheless only completed in the Sixteenth century. In the first half of the Eighteenth century, Ireland has been occupied for over five centuries. In this essay, Swift suggests fighting poverty, hunger, and disenfranchisement in Ireland by having the poor families sell their new born babies as food items to the rich. “A modest proposal” or “A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people from being a burthen to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public” is a satire written by Jonathan Swift in 1729.
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