School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 421
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“Michael Dwyer's followers about the time of this incident had dwindled down to about a dozen.”
Michael Dwyers followers about the time of this incident had dwindled down to about a dozenAughavanagh Barracks was built in 1798 for the purpose of capturing Dwyer.
The lands around it were owned by Parnell, and afterwards by the late John E. Redmond, who lived there for many, many years.On the day in question, the Baltinglass yeomen surrounded the hill overlooking Aughavanagh, where Dwyer and his men where hiding.
When they had surrendered the hill Michael Dwyer rushed forward and at a suitable point waved his flag and shouted, "Surround them boys."
The men fired a volley and the yeoman were so frightened, they thought they were surrounded and fled pell-mell down the hill
Then Michael Dwyer and his men descended the hill and made their escape
- Collector
- Mary L. Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- John Jourdan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford