with Shay Killilea TG4 recently broadcast an excellent documentary dealing with the insurgent general Michael Dwyer and Wicklow’s Military Road. Construction of the ‘New Road’ was completed in 1803 to allow forces of the Crown to suppress rebellions and to finally capture the elusive Dwyer. Hailing from the Glen of Imaal, Dwyer was born in … Continue reading Down the Decades: Michael Dwyer’s Long Road to Peace