Treaty of Limerick
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The Treaty of Limerick, signed on 3 October 1691, ended the Williamite War in Ireland, a conflict related to the Nine Years' War. It consisted of two separate agreements, one with military terms of su
The Treaty Stone, reputedly the location of the treaty signing.
Flight of the Wild Geese
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The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following
Treaty of Limerick
…in Ireland, signed on behalf of William III and his wife Mary II. It allowed Jacobite units to be transported to France, the diaspora known as the Flight of the Wild Geese. The other set out conditions for those who remained, including guarantees of religious freedom for Catholics, and retention of property for those who…
A depiction by Charles Oliver Murray of Irish Jacobite soldiers leaving Limerick amidst chaotic scenes in 1691
A depiction of women and children on the quay at Limerick while the Irish Jacobite soldiers depart for France
Picture displaying the uniform of the Regimiento de Infantería Irlanda
Uniform and colonel's flag of the Regiment of Hibernia in Spanish service, mid-eighteenth century