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Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.
Jun 25, 2024 · 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 · 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...
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...
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 great...
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).
Collins, Michael (1890–1922), revolutionary leader, chairman of the Irish provisional government, and commander-in-chief of the provisional government army, was born 16 October 1890 at Woodfield, Sam's Cross, west Co. Cork, last born of three sons and five daughters of Michael Collins, tenant farmer (aged seventy-five at Collins's birth), and ...
Aug 21, 2022 · Thousands of people have attended a centenary commemoration of the death of IRA leader Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth in west Cork. He was shot dead by former colleagues in an ambush 100...
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...
