Michael Dwyer (1 January 1772– 23 August 1825) was an insurgent captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow.

Michael Dwyer (Míchéal Ua Duibhir) was a captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, who withdrew into the Wicklow Mountains where he sustained a guerrilla campaign against British Crown forces. Michael, eldest son of John and Mary (née Byrne), was born in 1772 in Camara, Glen of Imaal. [1] [2] In 1784, the family moved to Eadestown, County Wicklow.

Apr 2, 2020 · Born in 1772 in the Glen of Imaal, West Wicklow, Michael Dwyer is one of the most famous rebels of the 1798 period. It would appear that he had joined the United Irishmen as early as April 1797 when the movement spread to the west.

Feb 9, 2023 · Michael Dwyer is a legend in the Glen of Imaal. This is a brief account of his exploits. He was the first of seven children born in 1772 to John and Mary Dwyer at Camara, Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow.

The adventures of Michael Dwyer, rebel leader of 1798 in the Wicklow mountains, from the Story of Ireland by A. M. Sullivan, taken from the Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, 1900

6 days ago · Michael Dwyer was a prominent figure in the 1798 Rebellion and became known for his guerilla warfare tactics in the Wicklow Mountains afterwards. There he evade capture for a number of years. Dwyer who was born in Immal, Wicklow in 1772 served as captain of the Ballymanus Corps in 1798 and fought alongside General Joseph Holt at significant ...

May 31, 2024 · Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was a Society of the United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. Remarkably, he went on to serve as an innkeeper and a police constable eventually becoming Chief of ...

Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was a United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. He later fought a guerilla campaign against the British Army in the Wicklow Mountains from 1798–1803. Dwyer was born in Camara, a townland in the Glen of Imaal County Wicklow.

Michael Francis O'Dwyer was born on 28 April 1864 in Barronstown, Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, to John, a landowner of Barronstown, Solohead, and Margaret (née Quirke) O'Dwyer, of Toem, both in County Tipperary, Ireland. [1] He was the sixth son in a family of fourteen children, [1] [2] At the age of seven, he was sent to be schooled at St Stanislaus College, …

Michael Dwyer of Imaal, Wicklow, joined the United Irishmen in the spring of 1797 and fought as captain of a Talbotstown rebel corps during the 1798 Rebellion. Having seen action in Wexford and Wicklow, including severe fighting at Ballyellis and Hacketstown, Dwyer returned to the familiar mountains and valleys of his native county to prosecute ...