The sea can be pitiless.

In 1477, a small ocean-going craft was found washed ashore in County Galway, Ireland, with the dead bodies of a man and a woman still lashed to it.

Of the innumerable maritime mishaps in history, none would have a greater lasting impact on the course of world events.

Before We Were White main theme, featuring Dave McLoughlin of County Sligo, Ireland on bouzouki.

Theme based on the old Irish traditional Molly McAlpine, composed by famed Sligo harpist Thomas Connellan (1640 - 1698).

"Before We Were White" podcast launches Thursday, 1 Oct 2020