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The Siege of Limerick 1691 and the Wild Geese Treaty
After the Battle of the Boyne, the Williamite War in Ireland wasn't over. This episode follows the final act: the two sieges of Limerick, the daring raid at Ballyneety, the leadership of Patrick Sarsfield, and the controversial Treaty of Limerick that ended the conflict. We explore the broken promises of religious tolerance, the exodus of Irish soldiers to continental Europe—the Wild Geese—and how the treaty's violation shaped Irish Catholic resentment for centuries. Featuring the signing on the Treaty Stone, the flight of the Jacobite army, and the lasting legacy of Sarsfield as a…
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