Notes on the N81

Notes on the N81

Tracing the reconstructed route of Slíghe Chualann from Dublin/Tallaght via west Wicklow to Tullow and Old Leighlin, interweaving scholarship with detailed local geography: meltwater channels, rivers, valleys, and present‑day roads and townlands. Become a member of...
Michael Dwyer (1772-1825) – The Outlaw of the Wicklow Mountains

Michael Dwyer (1772-1825) – The Outlaw of the Wicklow Mountains

See here for more stories from County Wicklow.   Much of the post-1798 folklore in the Wicklow Mountains concerns the rebel leader Michael Dwyer who held out until 1803. Born in Camara, Co. Wicklow, in 1772, he was raised near Eadestown in the Glen of Imail and served...