Sarsfield Explained

Sarsfield is a surname of Norman origin that may refer to:

People with the surname

• Catalina Sarsfield (18th century), Franco-Irish Jacobite and wife of Theodore of Corsica
• Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield (1800–1875), Argentine leader
• David Sarsfield (died 1710), Irish Jacobite
• Emily Sarsfield (born 1983), English freestyle skier
• Eugene S. Sarsfield (1902–1943), US Navy
• Francis Sarsfield (17th century), Irish lawyer of the 17th century
• James Sarsfield, 2nd Earl of Lucan (1693-1718), Franco-Irish Jacobite
• Mairuth Sarsfield (1925–2013), author
• Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (c. 1660 - 1693), Irish Jacobite leader
• Pedro Sarsfield (died 1837), Spanish general of the Peninsular War and First Carlist War
• Peter Sarsfield (17th century), Irish landowner
• William Sarsfield (16th century), Irish public official
• William Sarsfield (died 1675), Irish landowner

Places

• Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires
• Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick City, Ireland
• Sarsfield, Ontario, Canada
• Sarsfield, East Gippsland, County of Dargo, Victoria, Australia

Sports clubs

GAA in Ireland

Gaelic Athletic Associations in the island of Ireland named after Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan:

• High Moss Sarsfields GFC, County Armagh
• Sarsfields GAA (Cork)
• Ballerin GAC, County Derry
• Lucan Sarsfields GAA, County Dublin
• Sarsfields GAA (County Galway)
• Sarsfields GAA (Newbridge), County Kildare
• Thurles Sarsfields GAA, County Tipperary
• Patrick Sarsfields GAA, Belfast (Antrim)

Soccer

• Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Other

• USS Sarsfield (DD-837), named after Eugene S. Sarsfield
• Viscount Sarsfield, a title