Creaden Head

A ferry crossing from the headland to Templetown on the eastern side of the bay was operated by the Knights Templar.

It is thought that these steps were also very useful to maritime pilots since the headland is an obvious embarkation and disembarkation point.

Negros in Ireland were allegedly called Blue people since in the Irish language a Black man is traditionally the devil.

This area took a long time to convert to Islam, so it was regarded by the Sultanate as infidel and free to exploit by the slavers working for him.

The Barbary slavers and region were identified by the two people who made their way back to Ireland after the entire population of the village of Baltimore in West Cork were kidnapped, so it would seem a plausible explanation and makes the idea of 'gorm' rather than 'dubh' seem fanciful.