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Breakthrough in search for Sarsfield s remains
Updated / Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
16:29
Patrick Sarsfield is believed to have been buried on the grounds of Saint Martin s church in the Belgian town of Huy
Mid West Correspondent
A group seeking to locate the remains of Patrick Sarsfield, the famous historical figure who led the Jacobite army in the siege of Limerick in 1691, have had a breakthrough in their search and efforts to repatriate the remains to Limerick.
The Sarsfield Homecoming Project was launched last October by the organisers of the Limerick Bastille Day Wild Geese Festival with the aim of locating the remains of the First Earl of Lucan and bring them to Ireland.