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Michael Collins a titan of Irish history

It was on this day 100 years ago that Michael Collins was killed in Béal na Bláth in County Cork. Collins who was Commander in Chief of the National army and a senior member of government at the time was killed following an ambush by anti-treaty...

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07.20 22 Aug 2022


Michael Collins a titan of Irish history


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07.20 22 Aug 2022


It was on this day 100 years ago that Michael Collins was killed in Béal na Bláth in County Cork.

Collins who was Commander in Chief of the National army and a senior member of government at the time was killed following an ambush by anti-treaty rebels.

To discuss the legacy of Collins Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Tim Crowley who is one of his relatives and also a historian with the Michael Collins House Museum in Clonakilty.


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