Treaty of the Broken Treaty
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The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Treaty | 1 |
| Treaty of the Broken Treaty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5641634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of the Broken Treaty Context triple: [Treaty of Limerick, alsoKnownAs, Treaty of the Broken Treaty]
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Treaty of Ruby Valley
The Treaty of Ruby Valley was an 1863 agreement between the United States and the Western Shoshone that recognized Shoshone sovereignty over their lands while granting the U.S. limited rights of passage and resource use, later becoming central to disputes over Western Shoshone land rights.
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B.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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C.
Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of 562
The Treaty of 562 was a peace agreement between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire that concluded the protracted Lazic War and temporarily stabilized their frontier in the Caucasus region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of the Broken Treaty Target entity description: The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
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A.
Treaty of Ruby Valley
The Treaty of Ruby Valley was an 1863 agreement between the United States and the Western Shoshone that recognized Shoshone sovereignty over their lands while granting the U.S. limited rights of passage and resource use, later becoming central to disputes over Western Shoshone land rights.
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B.
Treaty of Big Tree
The Treaty of Big Tree was an 1797 agreement in which the Seneca Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in western New York to the United States, profoundly reshaping their territory and future.
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C.
Treaty of Camp Holmes
The Treaty of Camp Holmes was an 1835 agreement between the United States and several Plains tribes that aimed to establish peace and regulate relations on the expanding western frontier.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Treaty of 562
The Treaty of 562 was a peace agreement between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire that concluded the protracted Lazic War and temporarily stabilized their frontier in the Caucasus region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical agreement
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Limerick ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Irish Catholics
ⓘ
Jacobite soldiers in Ireland ⓘ Protestant establishment in Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James II of England
ⓘ
Limerick city walls ⓘ
linked to:
Medieval city walls of Limerick
Patrick Sarsfield ⓘ William III of England ⓘ |
| category |
1691 in Ireland
ⓘ
Treaties of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1691-10-03 ⓘ |
| endedConflict | Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Penal Laws against Catholics in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Penal Laws in Ireland
|
| follows |
Siege of Limerick (1691)
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
|
| granted |
permission for Jacobite officers and soldiers to enter William’s service
ⓘ
protection of property rights for Irish Catholics ⓘ religious toleration for Irish Catholics ⓘ right of Jacobite soldiers to leave for service in France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
civil articles of the Treaty of Limerick
ⓘ
military articles of the Treaty of Limerick ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of English and Protestant bad faith to Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish Catholic political grievances
ⓘ
Irish nationalist historical memory ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Kingdom of Ireland under William III
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Ireland
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
many civil articles not fully implemented
ⓘ
partially ratified by the Irish Parliament ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
County Limerick
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Limerick ⓘ
linked to:
Limerick, Ireland
|
| nickname |
Broken Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Broken Treaty
|
| partOf | Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| promised |
freedom of worship for Roman Catholics in Ireland
ⓘ
no further persecution for former Jacobite supporters who submitted ⓘ security of existing land ownership for Catholics who accepted Williamite rule ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | subsequent failure to uphold its protections for Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
departure of many Irish soldiers to France (Flight of the Wild Geese)
ⓘ
end of organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland ⓘ formal surrender of Jacobite forces in Limerick ⓘ |
| signatory |
Jacobite forces
ⓘ
Williamite forces ⓘ representatives of James II supporters in Ireland ⓘ representatives of William III of England ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1691 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of the Broken Treaty Description of subject: The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
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