A to Z of Statues – M is for Michael Collins

Posted on July 24, 2021 | 5 Comments

We were going to visit the Michael Collins Museum and as we waited for it to open at ten o’clock we walked around the square in search of photo opportunities.

Michael Collins is one of the great characters (heroes?) of Irish history, a soldier, a politician, a patriot who was eventually betrayed by a man less worthy (Éamon de Valera) and murdered in an ambush somewhere close to Clonakilty at Béal na Bláth.

Read The Full Story Here…

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5 responses to “A to Z of Statues – M is for Michael Collins”

  1. pedmar10 | July 24, 2021 at 8:23 am | Reply

    Nice story of the divides of war, still today.

    Like

  2. wetanddustyroads | July 24, 2021 at 11:16 am | Reply

    A real Irish band in a real Irish pub … what a great way of ending a tour in Ireland!

    Like

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