Den gamle militærvej gennem Wicklow-bjergene

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Den militære vej løber nord-syd på tværs af rygraden i Wicklow-bjergene. Den blev anlagt mellem 12. august 1800 og oktober 1809, i kølvandet på oprøret i 1798, for at åbne bjergene for den britiske hær for at hjælpe dem med at nedkæmpe oprørere, der gemte sig der. Rathfarnham var selv skueplads for nogle sammenstød i de tidlige dage af opstanden.

Det var en af de første specialbyggede veje i Irland. Fire kaserner blev bygget undervejs i Glencree, Laragh, Glenmalure og Aghavannagh. Ingeniøren i spidsen var Alexander Taylor (f. 1746), der var ansvarlig for mange andre veje i landet, inklusive nogle betalingsveje (toldveje).

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