"I have signed my own death warrant' were the prophetic words of Michael Collins on signing the Treaty in 1921. within the year, he was to be slain in an ambush at Béal na mBláth.
Béal na mBláth (Mouth of the Flowers), is a tiny village in West Cork. Collins commemorations are held each year anniversary of his death. The road is now...
John McGuirk of Libertas ponders what Michael Collins may have thought of the proposed Lisbon Treaty.
Ninety odd years on from his passing, the legacy of Michael Collins remains the watchword for Fine Gael members of all ages and political hues.
For those on the left of the party, he is a reminder of their faith in an Irish
It is a little known fact that on two occasions in Michael Collins’s short life, he could have possibly changed the course of Irish history by emigrating to America.
Michael’s link with America was through his older brother Patrick, who had emigrated to Chicago in his early twenties and joined the Chicago Police Force, where he rapidly rose through the ranks. Patrick later married an Irish girl, Emma Jewell and had one child, a son. They spent the rest of their lives in America, never returning to Ireland.[/dropcap]
The first occasion Michael seriously considered joining his brother, was in the Spring of 1915, during the early days of the First World War. Michael was just a young man of twenty-four, working in London as a clerk, but with the possibility of conscription looming, he decided to join the American Guarantee Trust Company of New York, whose British offices were based in Lombard Street, in the City of London.
The Michael Collins Centre in Clonakilty is the only facility in Ireland, at which visitors can receive a comprehensive presentation, by expert guides, on the life and times of Michael Collins
.Tim and Dolores Crowley have been interpreting the life of Michael Collins since 1997, when they organized the first Michael Collins Tours, taking visitors to the important sites in West Cork
We've uncovered a strange connection between Michael Collins and the famous John Dillinger, at one time the most wanted Man in America
Michael Collins famously achieved great success in the War of Independence by finally blinding the watching eyes of the notorious Intelligence staff at Dublin Castle. They had long operated an elaborate system of informers
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