Manuscripts of Luke Cullen, 1838-1843

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Manuscripts of Luke Cullen relating to Michael Dwyer and the Irish uprisings of 1798 and 1803. They comprise lengthy transcripts of oral recollections of John Dwyer (Michael's brother), Mrs Donohoe (Dwyer's sister), Anne Devlin, Michael Kearns and other individuals who knew Dwyer. Many of the testimonies deal in detail with the capture, murders or deaths of particular rebels. There are also extracts from Memoirs of Joseph Holt, General of the Irish Rebels in 1798 (1838), Richard Madden, The United Irishmen, their lives and times (1843) and transcripts of articles in contemporary newspapers such as the Freeman's Journal, Dublin Evening Post, Dublin Journal and Walker's Hibernian Magazine.

The manuscripts are written in a book containing attendance rolls of the Clondalkin School, c. 1816-1825.

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