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Project launched in 2020 aiming to locate and repatriate to Ireland the remains of national hero Patrick Sarsfield. Project Director: Dr Loïc Guyon @francemidwest.bsky.social Visit the project’s Go Fund Me page for more info: https://gofund.me/6e91cda6

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨#SarsfieldHomecoming Project🚨

First trailer of a TV documentary dedicated to the project and produced by Scratch Films for RTÉ! Filming began in September 2023 and will end… when the project ends! Very grateful to Liam McGrath for his interest in our work.

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FINDING SARSFIELD PILOT

YouTube video by Liam McGrath

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · 1d

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Update

Part 2: Bones... A Strong Contender!

The second part of the report on last week’s archaeological excavations has now been posted as an update on the project's Go Fund Me page, read it all by clicking on the following link: lnkd.in/eveGmEWC

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 3d

🔴 #Sarsfield Homecoming Project Update

Back from a week during which we resumed the archaeological excavations on the now accessible part of the site which was located beneath the back garden of the house… and we made some exciting discoveries! 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 6d

My team and I were greatly honoured to be invited to the European Parliament in Brussels this week by Irish MEP Kathleen Funchion to make a detailed presentation of the Sarsfield Homecoming Project and of its latest developments... 1/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 14d

Really honoured to be invited to present the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project to Members of the European Parliament next week in Brussels! Many thanks to Irish MEP Kathleen Funchion for her kind invitation. 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 26d

Really chuffed to see the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project in today’s Le Figaro, one of the main French daily newspapers! Thank you Luc-Antoine Lenoir for this great article 🙏🏻

www.lefigaro.fr/histoire/le-...

Le projet fou de rapatrier Patrick Sarsfield, héros national irlandais, mort au service de Louis XIV

Le chef de la «Brigade irlandaise» au service du roi de France serait enterré sous une maison dans un village de Belgique. Des fouilles sont en cours, menées par un expatrié français installé en Irlan...

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News! 🚨

Just back from a trip to Huy to supervise the beginning of the removal of the 200t. of soil from the part of the site remaining to be explored and I am glad to say that ATECS, the company we contracted to do the work, have done a fantastic job!

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Sep 1

It was great to get to meet Irish Ambassador to France Niall Burgess this morning to brief him on the progress and next steps of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project… 1/2

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News! 🚨

Massive preparatory works begin in Huy to enable the archaeological excavations to resume on the still unexplored part of the site where we believe Patrick Sarsfield to be buried!

Read the latest update just posted here👇
gofund.me/3c2ae673

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you all! 🙏🏻❤️ www.ilovelimerick.ie/sarsfield-ho...

Sarsfield Homecoming Project overwhelmed with support from more than 430 donors

Sarsfield Homecoming Project support reaches more than 430 donors following its 2023 launch. Response to the public appeal for support made for the Sarsfield Homecoming Project has been described as [...

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · Jul 6

After the restoration of the gate last year (made by Derek Hannon with the support of Shortts Steel and Donkey Ford’s), further improvements to the Patrick Sarsfield monument at the initiative of the Sarsfield Statue Committee were unveiled yesterday morning during an official ceremony… 1/7

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jul 2

Listen back to the podcast here

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The adventure continues! ✊

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you so much to the Patrick Sarsfield Branch of Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann ONE for making yet another generous donation to the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project! Fantastic to see the veterans mobilising themselves to help rapatriate one of their own. Your support honours the whole project’s team

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

Many thanks to Sean Murphy for this article in the Irish Mirror 🙏🏻

www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Search for hero Irish giant's bones rocked by DNA twist

But the expensive excavation in Belgium could stall without crucial funds

www.irishmirror.ie

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

We’re very grateful to both of them for their support of the project.

The latest updates on the Sarsfield Homecoming Project are now published on our Go Fund Me page. Please visit and help us: www.gofundme.com/f/the-sarsfi...

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Donate to Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!, organized by Loic Guyon

Help us bring Patrick Sarsfield back to Ireland! In 1691, after hav… Loic Guyon needs your support for Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

It is Noah and Maarten who will ultimately confirm whether we found the remains of an Irish man of Cambro-Norman origins and whether there is a match with any living Sarsfield.

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

As part of our project, Noah has had the key task of extracting and analysing DNA from teeth collected on the human remains found on the site in Huy. His detailed scientific reports on the origins of those remains are crucial to the project.

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

Noah Gaens’s PhD project focuses on medieval demography and urbanisation in Flanders through a fusion of archaeo-historical perspectives and ancient genome analyses.

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

Of direct interest to the Sarsfield Homecoming Project, Maarten also recently published a breakthrough study on the frequency of occurrences of misattributed paternity in genealogical genetic research. Maarten joined our team in 2024 along with his PhD student Noah Gaens.

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

Prof. Larmuseau is a leading expert in the field of genetic genealogy and was notably part of the team who analysed Beethoven’s DNA from hair samples, revealing unknown facts about the composer’s health and ancestry.

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 17

Fifth portrait in the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project’s team members series with Maarten Larmuseau and Noah Gaens, both from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven).

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hoping that someone out there may read this and help us find the funding we need to carry on…
www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Setback for Sarsfield repatriation efforts after DNA test

A campaign aimed at repatriating the remains of Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield back to Ireland has suffered a setback.

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Jun 11

Once again, under the supervision of Garry Jackson and the Garryowen residents, local children stepped up and cleaned the area surrounding the pedestal of the Patrick Sarsfield statue ahead of this year’s Limerick Wild Geese Festival. A heartwarming display of community spirit! Well done all! 1/2

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 11

We need your help to keep the project going… 🙏🏻

www.gofundme.com/f/the-sarsfi...

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project MAJOR UPDATE 🚨

DNA RESULTS & WHAT’S NEXT…

As the explanation would be too long for a social media post, please read the latest update published yesterday on the project’s Go Fund Me page by clicking on the below link 🙏🏻

gofund.me/e5c87d2e

Donate to Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!, organised by Loic Guyon

Help us bring Patrick Sarsfield back to Ireland! In 1691, after hav… Loic Guyon needs your support for Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · May 12

We all feel truly privileged to be working with you, Caroline. Thank you so much for the precious support you are giving to the project 🙏🏻 5/5