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Sarsfield, Patrick, Earl of Lucan, was born at Lucan about the middle of the 17th century. [An ancestor, William Sarsfield, Mayor of Dublin, was knighted by Sir Henry Sidney in 1566, for his services against Shane O’Neill. On the female side he is said to have been descended from Rury O’More.
May 17, 2018 · *Sarsfield, Patrick* (c.1650–93). Jacobite earl of Lucan. Born to a catholic family of mixed Anglo-Norman and Gaelic ancestry, Sarsfield entered the Irish army in 1678.
6 days ago · Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, born c.1655 – 21 August 1693), was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. Born into a wealthy Catholic family, Sarsfield joined a regiment recruited by James Scott, Duke of Monmouth for the 1672 to 1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War , a subsidiary of the Franco-Dutch War .
Aug 4, 2022 · Sarsfield was the 1st Earl of Lucan and was literally a giant of his age, measuring an estimated 6’ 6”, and famously led the resistance of Irish Catholics in Limerick against England’s King ...
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655-1693) was an Irish soldier and commander of the Jacobite forces during the Williamite War in Ireland from 1689 to 1691.
Mar 1, 2021 · Patrick Sarsfield, first Earl of Lucan He was the second son of a landed gentry family. His date and place of birth are unsure, and details of his childhood, education and early military service are sketchy. He is first mentioned in army registers in 1678, when his regiment was disbanded.
Feb 12, 2023 · The remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield have been discovered in a church in Belgium more than 300 years after his death. Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, is best known for marshaling the defense ...
