Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

1798 Memorial

Memorial to the Irish nationalist uprising against English rule. Built of Carrara marble it remains a prominent landmark in Waverley cemetery.

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Position
1898
Type

1798 Memorial, Waverley Cemetery

,
2012

Erected by Sydney's Irish community at the end of the nineteenth century, the 1798 memorial honours Michael Dwyer, the Wicklow Chief, a hero of the 1798 Rising. Subsequent generations have included the names of those killed later in the struggle for Irish freedom.