HOPES are high that human remains found at the site of an ancient church in Belgium could be those of Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield.

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Sarsfield, fighting for King James II, was eventually defeated, however he helped negotiate the famous Treaty of Limerick, which ended the Williamite war in Ireland. This led to a historical ...

Sarsfield also helped negotiate the famous Treaty of Limerick, which ended the Williamite War in Ireland, and from which Limerick gets its nickname as the ‘Treaty City’. After signing the ...

which ended the Williamite war in Ireland. This led to a historical episode known as the Flight of the Wild Geese where he and 12,000 of his men and their families left for France in 1691.

Sarsfield was one of the Wild Geese who fled Ireland after the defeat of King James II in the Williamite Wars by King ... 1693 during the Nine Years War. He died some days later of his wounds.