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Michael Collins Assassination

How The Assassination of Michael Collins 100 Years Ago Changed Ireland For The Worse

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter, August 20, 2022

August 19, 2022 by 2 Comments

There is no question that if Michael Collins had not died, Irish history would have been changed utterly.  100 years ago, on the 22nd of August, 1922, on a lonely road outside Cork City, the general commander of the Irish Army, Michael Collins, was shot dead in an ambush by IRA forces. He died in his home county, among his own people, with his dream of Irish unity … [Read more...] about How The Assassination of Michael Collins 100 Years Ago Changed Ireland For The Worse

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