An international search for the remains of Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield

There are reasons to be optimistic that the remains of Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield will be identified, writes Clodagh Finn

Patrick Sarsfield standing tall in Limerick.

This article was originally published on July 8, 2023. 

Archaeologist Frank Coyne used his mobile-phone torch to guide his way down the rungs of a ladder into the cellar of a derelict house which now stands on the site where Patrick Sarsfield, famous defender of Limerick and first Earl of Lucan, is thought to be buried.