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Interactive map: the ambush that killed Michael Collins

In 1922, a shooting in a country lane changed Irish history. And while it's impossible to know exactly how it played out minute by minute, this map by Mike Murphy shows the most likely scenario


All military positions are approximate. The map depicts the most likely scenario based on all the available information. This map was originally researched and developed by Mike Murphy for the Atlas of the Irish Revolution, edited by John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo, and its contents do not represent or reflect the views of RTÉ. The photo at the top of the page shows Collins boarding the car in Skibereen that would take him to the site of his death later that day. Photo courtesy of Cork Public Museum

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