Sarsfield Homecoming Project
@sarsfieldhome.bsky.social
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
Visit the project’s Go Fund Me page for more info: https://gofund.me/6e91cda6
More coverage of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project in the Belgian press. Full report about our latest finds here soon…
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
More coverage of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project in the Belgian press. Full report about our latest finds here soon…
Not only did he manage to find last-minute solutions to many issues that arose in the process, but he also negotiated the best prices for us and managed to keep us within budget despite the numerous and costly unexpected problems encountered in the process. 6/8
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Not only did he manage to find last-minute solutions to many issues that arose in the process, but he also negotiated the best prices for us and managed to keep us within budget despite the numerous and costly unexpected problems encountered in the process. 6/8
Originally hired as a contractor for the difficult operation of removing the 200 tons of soil from the back garden in order to give us access to the remaining part of the site, Guy has proven to be a key supporter of the project. 5/8
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Originally hired as a contractor for the difficult operation of removing the 200 tons of soil from the back garden in order to give us access to the remaining part of the site, Guy has proven to be a key supporter of the project. 5/8
During that same trip, we were also delighted to receive the visit of Guy Zivic and his two young employees Vincent and Antonin. 4/8
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
During that same trip, we were also delighted to receive the visit of Guy Zivic and his two young employees Vincent and Antonin. 4/8
It all started in 2024, when Alexandria developed a keen interest in the project and mobilised some of her classmates from Salesian Secondary College in Pallaskenry to raise funding. After Alex’s untimely passing in April 2024, her whole family continued to support the project… 2/8
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It all started in 2024, when Alexandria developed a keen interest in the project and mobilised some of her classmates from Salesian Secondary College in Pallaskenry to raise funding. After Alex’s untimely passing in April 2024, her whole family continued to support the project… 2/8
🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Update
Here is the final part of the report on our trip to Huy last month.
Part 3: Visits by Key Supporters
Of all the people who have supported the project, the Fitzgerald family have without a doubt been the most committed… 1/8
Here is the final part of the report on our trip to Huy last month.
Part 3: Visits by Key Supporters
Of all the people who have supported the project, the Fitzgerald family have without a doubt been the most committed… 1/8
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Update
Here is the final part of the report on our trip to Huy last month.
Part 3: Visits by Key Supporters
Of all the people who have supported the project, the Fitzgerald family have without a doubt been the most committed… 1/8
Here is the final part of the report on our trip to Huy last month.
Part 3: Visits by Key Supporters
Of all the people who have supported the project, the Fitzgerald family have without a doubt been the most committed… 1/8
🔴 #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
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
October 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🔴 #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
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
🚨 #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
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
August 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🚨 #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
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
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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
June 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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
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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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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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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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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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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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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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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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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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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June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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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June 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Caroline is a top-class forensic anthropologist & everyone in the team has been in awe of her expertise, from her ability to identify the smallest bone fragments found on site to the amount of very valuable information she has drawn from her careful study of the remains we have uncovered so far. /4
May 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Caroline is a top-class forensic anthropologist & everyone in the team has been in awe of her expertise, from her ability to identify the smallest bone fragments found on site to the amount of very valuable information she has drawn from her careful study of the remains we have uncovered so far. /4
Of French nationality, Caroline graduated with a BA in Archaeology from the University of Bourgogne 🇫🇷, a MA and a PhD in Physical & Biological Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux 🇫🇷 and a PhD in Archaeology from the Sacro Cuore Catholic University in Italy 🇮🇹. 2/
May 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Of French nationality, Caroline graduated with a BA in Archaeology from the University of Bourgogne 🇫🇷, a MA and a PhD in Physical & Biological Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux 🇫🇷 and a PhD in Archaeology from the Sacro Cuore Catholic University in Italy 🇮🇹. 2/
Fourth portrait in the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project’s team members series with our forensic anthropologist Dr Caroline Laforest. 1/
May 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Fourth portrait in the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project’s team members series with our forensic anthropologist Dr Caroline Laforest. 1/
Grateful for the organisation of this event 🙏🏻
March 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Grateful for the organisation of this event 🙏🏻
In today’s Irish Mail on Sunday
February 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In today’s Irish Mail on Sunday
Either we find Sarsfield in there or we will need to excavate the remaining two thirds of the site, located under the back garden of the house.
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January 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Either we find Sarsfield in there or we will need to excavate the remaining two thirds of the site, located under the back garden of the house.
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🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News! 🚨
We are finally back to Huy to resume the search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield!
Our plan is to finish exploring the cellar area this week.
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We are finally back to Huy to resume the search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield!
Our plan is to finish exploring the cellar area this week.
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January 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News! 🚨
We are finally back to Huy to resume the search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield!
Our plan is to finish exploring the cellar area this week.
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We are finally back to Huy to resume the search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield!
Our plan is to finish exploring the cellar area this week.
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And the great news is that our authorisation runs until 31 October 2026 which will (hopefully) save us having to worry about paperwork until full completion of the project! We’ll now organise our next trip as soon as possible in order to resume the search for Patrick Sarsfield. Stay tuned! 2/2
December 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
And the great news is that our authorisation runs until 31 October 2026 which will (hopefully) save us having to worry about paperwork until full completion of the project! We’ll now organise our next trip as soon as possible in order to resume the search for Patrick Sarsfield. Stay tuned! 2/2