The death of Michael Collins

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Michael Collins lying in state

The Death of Michael Collins

The shocking death of the Commander-in-Chief shook not only his loved ones, but the political establishments in Ireland and Britain. Gabriel Doherty explains

Michael Collins leaving Skibereen on the day of the ambush

Interactive map: the ambush that killed Michael Collins

An Irish railway newsstand in the 1920s.

War of words: censorship and propaganda during the Civil War

Archbishops Harty and Byrne at Blackrock College in 1929.

The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War

The Collins Memorial as it appears today. Photo by Damian Shiels

The Archaeology of an Ambush: Surviving Traces of Béal na Blá

Cold Case Collins: watch the docu-drama

Cold Case Collins: watch the docu-drama

Michael Collins and his legacy

Michael Collins: 'the James Dean of Irish history'. Image: Matt Loughrey/My Colorful Past https://www.mycolorfulpast.com/

How Michael Collins became the Irish revolution's sex symbol

Michael Collins

An eyewitness remembers the death of Michael Collins

An eyewitness remembers the death of Michael Collins

'From the beginning of his political career, Collins's status as a military hero was an important part of his appeal.'

Why are we so fascinated by Michael Collins?

Michael Collins

Love of Ireland (Michael Collins) by Sir John Lavery, 1922. Collection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery, 1935.

How visual images have formed a distorted view of Michael Collins

Michael Collins

The funeral of Michael Collins - 1922

The funeral of Michael Collins - 1922

Michael Collins' grave in Glasnevin Cemetery. Photo: Finegan/YouTube

Meet the people who look after Michael Collins' grave

Michael Collins

'It would be a great pity if Collins were killed'

'It would be a great pity if Collins were killed'

Decade of Commemorations

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