The Irish standard., 1898-02-05
A CELEBRATED IRISH OUTLAW.
His Escape From the Highlanders
Almost Miraculous.
HE VISITED EMMETT In DUBLIN,
Was Transported for Life Along
With His Companions.

Many stories OF the hairbreadlh
escapes and wild rushcs for liberty arc
recorded of Michael Dwycr and his mcr,
says the Carlow Nationalist. Once a
party of them being hunted down by the
yeomcn took refuge in Il clump of turf.
Their guns had been wcttcd in cross
ing river, and therefore they were at
the mercy of their foes With a wild
rush for liberty they broke through the
lines of their enemies and got clear
away with the exception of one Andrew
Thomas, who received n blow in the
head from the butt end of a pistol, Not
withsianding this the poor fellow con-
tinncd his flight. but was shot down by
Mr.. Weeks. who WAS out shooting on
tn" boEs. Truly these were exciting
times, when spnrtsmrn could vary their
bags from grouse and woodcurk to
rebels
AS has previously been asserted,
Dwycr and his men were not mere plum
dcrcrs and frceboutcrs. The following
hncrdntc proves the truth of this.
About this time Il man residing between
Rathdrum and IIackctstown got private
information that his house WAS to DO
robbed on certain night. He gave no.
tlce to the yconlnnry officers at ltath-
drum, who were highly pleased at Tie
intelligence. for they expected Dwycr
ana or his l,n
Plans were laid with caution and So
crrcy; they advanced TO the house in tho
Right, the mon being placed in ambush.
man named Williams. the best shot
amongst them. was placed inside anJ
ordered not to shoot unless in great
entered the house. Williams shot the
rohhrr dead ON the spot, and the resi-
fed. When the body Of The lubbbcr
was examined. instead Of being that Of
DWycr II proved to be the body of a
yrnnlan of the name OF Moody, of the
llnrkr,stuwn corps"
Tho following account Of Dwycr is TAX
on from the "IIihcrnian Magazine" of
1909:
AT tho breaking cut uf the late rc-
hclllon Michael Dwycr. being about six
or seven and twenty years of age. rang
cd himself under the banners of ins,lr-
rc"tion, aud Though always foremost il
danger. had the good fortune to retire
unhIrl through all the battles of that
dcplorahlc contest. When the rebellion
ltwp Il,rr /
chosen band, Withdrew into lh" fasnnss
Of his native mountains where he has
since held his ground, bidding defiance
to all the parties which had been sent
out from time to time against him.
"lIarly last spring II survey WAS maGo
or that part of the country, and Il place
marked out for the erection of Il bar
rack at the entrance of Il glen called
Glcnmnlurc which 1t IS supposed would
afford the facility of exploring the fast
ncsscs, rcrcsscs, and cavcrns of tho
rebels. Tho work proceeded with great
rapidity and without the slightest mo-
lcsation until the month OF June last,
when preparations were made to- roof
ana occupy the building. In the night
time, however, when things appeared
to be in great forwardness, Dwycr ap-
pcarcd ut the head of a strong party,
and laying a sufficient train of gum
powder. blew it from the foundation, SO
that there appeared scarcely a vestige
of 1t in the morning. They (the in
surgcnts) are generally supcrintended
by the chief himself or by his brother
in-law of the name Of Byrne, a deter
mined fellow, in whom he alone places
confidence. They are both great adeot;
at Disgusting their faces and persons,
and are though, to pay frequent visits
to the metropolis Dwyer is an active,
vigorous fellow, about five feet nine
inches high with somewhat of a stoor
about his shoulders. He has a very
ruddy complexion, with lively, pcnctrat-
ing eyes, and is said to be wonderfully
patient of fatigue, and fearless of every
kind of danger.
CDR. Madden writes that he received
an account of the famous outlaw from
his brother, Dwyer, whom he found p''-
suing the avocatiOn of hackney car
driver in Dublin.
Michael Dwyer was born at the Glen
of Jmal, near Baltinglass. His father
was the Oldest son of four children. llo
and his family were OF the Catholic ~
ligion. His father had twenty-four acres
CT land under Mr. Hannah and MI
Cooke Michael married in the early
part of 1898 Mary Doyle, daughter of
small tarmer. He had been out with tb"
boys in '9s. and had been OH his keeping
even previous to that year.
MI Hayden. m inforn,er. e. hr..+hA