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Kitty Kiernan. Catherine Brigid Cronin (née Kiernan; 26 January 1892 – 25 July 1945) was an Irish woman widely known as the fiancée of Irish revolutionary leader and Chairman of the Provisional Government, Michael Collins.
Aug 25, 2022 · As the centenary of one of Ireland's most revered political leaders is celebrated across the country, few know much of Michael Collins' personal life, and that when he was killed 100 years ago, he was engaged to marry his love, Katty Kiernan.
Jan 30, 2014 · Three years after Collins death, She married a quartermaster general from the Irish army, Felix Cronin, and bore him two sons. Their second boy was christened Michael Collins Cronin. Kitty kept a portrait of Collins, the very same one painted by Sir John Lavery, hanging in their home until she died in 1945.
Feb 28, 2021 · Kitty Kiernan was only 52 when she died in 1945, a disappointed and embittered woman, born before the era of women’s liberation and ill-suited to the role of suburban housewife.
Michael Collins and Kitty Kiernan – love story. Michael Collins was a key figure in Ireland’s battle for independence from British rule in the early 20th century. He fought in the Easter Rising as a young man in 1916 and was imprisoned but spared execution.
Catherine Brigid (Kitty) Kiernan (1892-1945) is best known as the fiancée of the Irish revolutionary leader, Michael Collins. She was from Co. Longford. Image courtesy of L. Kiernan and Granard, Its History, Our Heritage.
Nov 26, 2021 · My Dearest Kitty is an eleven-episode series funded by Cork County Council’s Commemorations Committee. One hundred years ago, as Michael Collins assisted in leading the Anglo Irish Treaty negotiation in London, he was also negotiating a new and long-distance personal relationship with Kitty Kiernan.
