200 Years Since my Great-Grandfather’s Birth

by | Oct 9, 2025 | Durrow, Family History, Glenmalure, Gorry Family, Gorry Research, Kilbeggan, Killeigh, King's County, Michael Dwyer, Offaly, Reusing forenames, Westmeath | 0 comments

In mid-August 2025 I attended a conference in Glenmalure marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Michael Dwyer, one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion in Wicklow.  Two hundred years seems a very long time.  The world has changed so much during my lifetime.  In...