When Ireland was first really “discovered” by the British, they called the Irish the result of man mingling with monster, so the Irish were slaughtered, starved, and essentially enslaved by the British. It went so far, that someone made a satirical text to the British parliament saying to relive the Irish of they’re debt and hunger as well as maintain their population, the Irish should makes babies that are then sold to the British for food. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal