Stalwart in defence of their ancient rights and native Gaelic culture, the O’Dwyers and their namesakes the Dwyers were for centuries at the forefront of some of the most dramatic episodes in Ireland's frequently turbulent history.
• This was often at great cost to themselves, but they managed to survive and thrive through a wide range of more peaceful pursuits and endeavours.
• In medicine, Joseph O’Dwyer was the American physician who left an enduring legacy through his invention of the medical technique known as intubation, where a tube is used to open the larynx.
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