School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin
- Location:
- Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 494
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- (continued from previous page)was escaping, he would not have had a chance. The 6 were spent on McAllister, and probably about 2 fired at Dwyer. Well, he got away, because it took the soldiers so long to re-load the old flint guns, that Dwyer was safely out of reach.We do not know what became of Savage and the others - but we may be sure they never got away. Dwyer surrendered afterwards in Humewood, and he got Burke and Byrne to surrender too. Burke was sentenced to be hanged in Kilmainham, was reprieved. He was transported with Byrne and Dwyer to New South Wales in Australia.Burke had to leave his family behind - and I never heard of any account from him ever after. He was my great-grand-father (Martin Burke)When my great-grand-mother died (RIP) some of the young children were taken to rear. Plants took one, and that one, at least, was reared a Protestant - Rachael Burke. There was one son, who died young. My grandmother, a sister to the boy and to Rachael, was reared a Roman Catholic, and married a man by the name of Hayden.
- Informant
- Mr Michael Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Colliga, Co. Wicklow
