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1 de mar. de 2021 · Dr Loïc Guyon, the French Honorary Consul remarked “2021 marks the 330th anniversary of the Siege of Limerick and the project to bring Patrick Sarsfield home is timely in that regards. He was an important figure in Irish and French history but he died in a country not of his choosing. It is an ambitious project but we believe an important one.
General Patrick Sarsfield defended Limerick successfully during the Willamite sieges of 1690 and 1691 and signed the Treaty of Limerick to end the siege, he left Ireland for France with his Jacobite army, their departure later became know, as the Flight of the Wild Geese. Patrick Sarsfield died from wounds he received at the battle of Landen 1693.
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655-1693) was an Irish soldier and commander of the Jacobite forces during the Williamite War in Ireland from 1689 to 1691. Born into a wealthy Catholic family, and of mixed Anglo-Norman and Gaelic descent, Sarsfield would play a prominent role as part of the Jacobite “War Party”, successfully managing to relieve the first siege of Limerick.
12 de feb. de 2023 · The remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield have been discovered in a church in Belgium more than 300 years after his death. Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, is best known for marshaling the defense ...
Patrick Sarsfield (1655?-1693), undoubtedly one of the most romantic figures of Irish history, has always captured the popular imagination. This biography describes Sarsfield's unpromising early career where he was dismissed from the army, involved in a series of duels, and took part in two violent abductions of wealthy young widows.
Originally of English descent, the Patrick Sarsfield family were wealthy Roman Catholic merchants, who settled in Dublin; Sir William Patrick Sarsfield was knighted in 1566, reportedly for providing the Crown financial support during Shane O'Neill's rebellion. 17 Facts About Patrick Sarsfield | FactSnippet.
Patrick Sarsfield is thought to have been born on his family estate near Lucan in County Kildare in, or around 1650. His father, also Patrick, was of Anglo-Norman descent and his mother, Anne, was a daughter of the great Gaelic chieftain, Rory O’ Moore, who helped organise the rebellion of 1641.
