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John Mernagh |
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Monument to John Mernagh in Glenmalure. |
Born | 1772
Ballinaskea, Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow |
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Died | 2 July 1857
Berlang, Majors Creek, Braidwood, NSW |
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Nationality | Irish |
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Known for | Leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 |
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Spouse | Mary Johnson |
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Children | Elizabeth and Bridget |
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John Mernagh was a member of the Society of United Irishmen which was a revolutionary republican organisation which launched the Irish Rebellion of 1798. During the Rebellion he was one of Wicklow leaders and fought alongside Michael Dwyer.[1]
Mernagh was born in 1772 in Ballinaskea, Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow, Ireland[2]
- ^ O'Donnell, R (2003) Robert Emmet and the Rising of 1803, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, p. 11.
- ^ Dickson, C (1944) The Life of Michael Dwyer: With Some Account of His Companions, Browne and Nolan Limited, Dublin, p. 290.
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