“Michael Dwyer's Lament”
Description
"To Wicklow's Glens he'd started, from Father Murphy parted." Michael Dwyer continues the fight from the mountains. Some 1798 battles and United Men are listed: "Their Cause it could have gained, then, a Liberty for all!"
Notes
Moylan: "This song ... was written in 1998 by Dublin singer Mick Fowler."
Moylan: "Michael Dwyer was a Wicklow man, a member of the United Irishmen, who fought during the 1798 rebellion, and who waged a guerilla war in the Wicklow mountains for several years afterwards." - BS
For background on Dwyer -- and his eventual surrender to the British authorities -- see the notes to "Michael Dwyer (I)" or "Michael Dwyer (II)." - RBW
Historical references
- 1798 - Irish rebellion against British rule
Cross references
- cf. "Michael Dwyer (I)" (subject of Michael Dwyer) and references there
References
- Moylan 145, "Michael Dwyer's Lament" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, Moyl145