The Flight of The Wild Geese

After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 the remainder of King James’s defeated army retired to Limerick under the command of Patrick Sarsfield. They held out a siege for over a year but eventually surrendered and a treaty was negotiated at this stone. Terms included an option for safe passage to France with wives and families which many accepted along with Sarsfield. Their departure became known as the Flight of the Wild Geese but once in France, they formed the Irish Brigade of the French Army. Under the civil articles, Jacobites who remained in Ireland were to be left in peace as long as they pledged allegiance to King William. They were also allowed to keep their estates and property and Catholic noblemen were also permitted to carry arms. Despite this, the Penal Laws were introduced a few years later, and under these Irish Catholics were deeply persecuted, and the Treaty of Limerick was ignored.

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