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" The Military Road to Glenmacnass circa 1800-1809 "
Heres some history;
www.tourwicklow.ie/portfolio-items/military-road/
www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/articles/militaryroad/mi...
Thomas Weaver, an English engineer, discovered lead ore while building this road which " lead" to major mining in this area. Its nice to think that something good came out of this dreadful period in history.
The road was build in 1798 by the English army to try and capture the rebels that were hiding in the Wicklow mountains. It was a way to quickly bring troops from Rathfarnam, Co. Dublin to any trouble spots. It was quite successful but Michael Dwyer and Gen Joseph Holt hid out in the mountans for 5 years before giving themselves up. Dwyer hid in a cave in Glenmalure which I found last year having searched off and on for 4 years.
They both were given free passage to Australia. Dwyer became the sherrif of New South Wales and died there where as after many adventures, Holt got back to Ireland.
The road is still there and in use every day with innumerable little bridges that are still intact which is a testament to the men who built it all those years ago. A truly awe inspiring place and Im so lucky to live so close to it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R115_road_(Ireland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dwyer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Holt_(rebel)
www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/history/mining/
Check Out My Photo on " FLICKRIVER " Below;
flickriver.com/photos/137473925@N08/
Thank you!
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" The Military Road to Glenmacnass circa 1800-1809 "
Heres some history;
www.tourwicklow.ie/portfolio-items/military-road/
www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/articles/militaryroad/mi...
Thomas Weaver, an English engineer, discovered lead ore while building this road which " lead" to major mining in this area. Its nice to think that something good came out of this dreadful period in history.
The road was build in 1798 by the English army to try and capture the rebels that were hiding in the Wicklow mountains. It was a way to quickly bring troops from Rathfarnam, Co. Dublin to any trouble spots. It was quite successful but Michael Dwyer and Gen Joseph Holt hid out in the mountans for 5 years before giving themselves up. Dwyer hid in a cave in Glenmalure which I found last year having searched off and on for 4 years.
They both were given free passage to Australia. Dwyer became the sherrif of New South Wales and died there where as after many adventures, Holt got back to Ireland.
The road is still there and in use every day with innumerable little bridges that are still intact which is a testament to the men who built it all those years ago. A truly awe inspiring place and Im so lucky to live so close to it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R115_road_(Ireland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dwyer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Holt_(rebel)
www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/history/mining/
Check Out My Photo on " FLICKRIVER " Below;
flickriver.com/photos/137473925@N08/
Thank you!
P@t.