What is recorded here
National Monument in state ownership No. 449. The 'Dwyer-McAllister Cottage' is a fine example of a traditional thatched cottage built with local stone and whitewashed inside and out. It was from this cottage, in the Winter of 1799, that the famed rebel, Michael Dwyer, fought the encircling British groups and finally made good his escape over the snow covered mountains. The cottage was later destroyed by fire and lay in ruins for almost 150 years. It was restored to its original form as a monument in the late 1940's and again extensively repaired and re-roofed in 1992. It is a National Monument in State care (No. 449).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 18 September 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Dwyer-McAllister Cottagefarm house · 1 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 771 yd
Parnell Cottageworker's house · 1744 yd
SlievereaghMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Michael Dwyer MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Seskin Ho. in ruinsHouse, fortified house · 1.8 mi
Castle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 1.9 mi
Ecclesiastical enclosure in CastlequarterEcclesiastical enclosure · 1.9 mi
Artillery MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Saint Brigit's ChairNamed rock · 2.7 mi