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Michael Collins © A soldier and politician who was prominent in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century. He agreed to the partition of Ireland and the creation of the...
Jun 12, 2006 · On the evening of August 22, 1922, a small military convoy carrying 31-year-old Michael Collins was driving along the war torn roads of County Cork, Ireland. Collins was deeply troubled. What should have been the happiest summer of his life had turned into the most tragic.
Aug 21, 2022 · Michael Collins, one of the most prominent figures in the Irish revolution, was shot dead 100 years ago. Michael Collins has been described by the taoiseach (Irish PM) as "one of the...
Michael Collins, hero of the Irish struggle for independence, best remembered for his daring strategy in directing the campaign of guerrilla warfare during the intensification of the Anglo-Irish War (1919-21). Learn more about Collins’s life and accomplishments in this article.
Aug 21, 2022 · Sun Aug 21 2022 - 15:05. Michael Collins never demonised his political opponents and his death in an ambush at Béal na Bláth during the Civil War robbed Ireland of its best hope of...
Aug 21, 2022 · Collins was a key figure in the fight for Irish independence and was director of intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the War of Independence with Britain, which lasted from...
Jan 13, 2022 · Of all the Irish signatures on the Treaty, Michael Collins was the one His Majesty's Government had prized the most. He became Chair of the Provisional Government - but by the summer he was...
