The Treaty
Stone and King Johns Castle Limerick |
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The Treaty Stone is a rough hewn limestone block raised on a pedestal standing in front of St Munchins Church and across Thomond Bridge, on the opposite bank of the River Shannon from King John's Castle on Clancy's Strand. Reputedly it was on this rock that the Treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691, marking the end of the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange and concluded the Siege of Limerick. Under the terms of the treaty, the government promised to respect Catholicism, but the treaty was rejected by the English and Irish Parliaments and its terms were ignored. Thus Limerick became known as The City of the Broken Treaty. The Treaty was actually two treaties one relating to military matters and the other civil affairs. The Military articles dealt with the treatment of the Jacobite army, one of the options being to leave for France which many did. This journey became known as the Flight of the Wild Geese. This treaty had twenty-nine articles, which were agreed upon between Lieutenant-General Ginkle, Commander-in-Chief of the English army, and the Lieutenant-Generals D'usson and de Tesse, Commanders-in-Chief of the Irish army. The articles were signed by D'Usson, Le Chevalier de Tesse, Latour Montfort, Patrick Sarsfield Earl of Lucan, Colonel Nicholas Purcell of Loughmoe, Mark Talbot, Jo Wauchop, Galmoy. The Civil articles protected the rights of the defeated Jacobites, their property was not to be confiscated as long as they swore allegiance to William III. The civil articles were not honoured by the victorious Williamite government for long because of the English Parliament opposition. Starting in 1695, a series of harsh penal laws were imposed on the Catholic population of Ireland. |
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