Flight of the Wild Geese commemorated in Limerick

The Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the 10,000 Jacobite soldiers and 4,000 women and children who fled to France under Patrick Sarsfield following the siege of Limerick in 1691.

The commemoration also marks the French national Bastille Day on 14 July, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 a pivotal day in the French revolution. A smaller ceremony took place today in the garden of Limerick City Hall, beside the castle and looking out to the River Shannon, remembering the thousands who fled Limerick following the fierce battles of 1691.

French Honorary Consul in Limerick Dr Loïc Guyon said the Flight of the Wild Geese was a cruel and sad episode in Irish and French history for the thousands who had to flee to France.

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