Donard

This tranquil village at the foot of Table Mountain has the ruins of a medieval church. Nearby in Derrynamuck is a cottage dedicated to the memory of Michael Dwyer, a celebrated 1798 leader (National Monument). It is popularly known as the Dwyer-McAllister cottage for it was here when the rebels were surrounded by British troops, that one Samuel McAllister died when he drew enemy fire to allow Dwyer to escape. The highest mountain in Wicklow, Lugnaquilla, can be accessed near here.

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