derrynamuck dwyer macallister cottage

The famous rebel, Michael Dwyer, was trapped in this cottage by the English in 1799, together with a small group of men. One of these men, Samuel MacAllister, drew the fire upon himself and was killed, but in this way enabled Dwyer to escape. The cottage is two-roomed, with rope chairs, a settle bed, a table with wooden vessels and a churn, a roasting spit, cooking utensils and pikes of the period displayed inside.