Treaty of Limerick Signed
The Treaty of Limerick, signed on October 3, 1691, formally concluded the Williamite War in Ireland. This conflict was part of the wider Nine Years' War, pitting Jacobite forces loyal to James II against Williamite forces supporting William III and Mary II. The treaty comprised military articles, allowing Jacobite soldiers to depart for France in what became known as the Flight of the Wild Geese, and civil articles, which promised religious freedom and property retention for Catholics who remained in Ireland. However, many of these civil guarantees were later disregarded, leading to the establishment of the Protestant Ascendancy and the enactment of Penal Laws.
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