Michael Dwyer

Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was a Society of the United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. He later fought a guerilla campaign against the British Army in the Wicklow Mountains from 1798-1803.

Read more about Michael Dwyer:  Early Life, Dwyer in 1798 Rebellion, Guerilla Campaign, Dwyer and Robert Emmett, Australia, Dwyer's Cottage

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