Photographs of the funeral of Michael Collins.
On 22 August 1922 Michael Collins was killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth outside Cork. He was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery on 28 August 1922.
Presented here are some photographs of the funeral of Michael Collins from the Cashman and Murtagh Photographic Collections held at RTÉ Archives.
The coffin of Michael Collins on a horse drawn gun carriage, Talbot Street, Dublin, on 28 August 1922. The hearse is drawn by Free State soldiers on horseback. As it proceeds down Talbot Street Free State soldiers file alongside and behind the hearse.
Cashman Collection
The funeral procession makes its way down Talbot Street and on to Gardiner Street.
Cashman Collection
British non-commissioned officers (NCOs) queuing to view the body of Michael Collins lying in state in City Hall, Dublin.
Cashman Collection
Crowds gather outside City Hall, Dublin, on 28 August 1922, to pay their last respects to Michael Collins.
Cashman Collection
Seán Collins, head bowed, stands before the coffin which carries his brother Michael Collins in City Hall, Dublin, on 28 August 1922. He is surrounded by a military guard of Free State soldiers.
Cashman Collection
The gun carriage bearing the coffin as it proceeds along St Stephen's Green West. The street is lined with mourners.
Murtagh Collection
An open car carrying funeral wreaths passes the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Murtagh Collection
