Civil War Archives - Michael Collins Centre Museum

06 Nov

Brother against Brother

November 7, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

Brother against BrotherIn the early hours of one hundred years ago, the 4th of November 1922, a now largely forgotten ba...

01 Nov

Civil War, Michael Collins, News

Local Civil War Deaths 1922

November 1, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

The sadness of the Civil War continued into October 1922 when three men, two with the same first name Daniel, were kille...

01 Sep

Civil War, Michael Collins, News, War Of Independence

Souvenirs

October 6, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

At this time one hundred years ago Johnny Collins, Michael Collins’ brother had the sad task of passing on some of Micha...

28 Aug

Civil War, Michael Collins, News, War Of Independence

Rare Photographs

October 6, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

The two poignant photographs below were taken on the day of Michael Collins’ funeral one hundred years ago today. All...

26 Aug

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Cold Case Collins

October 6, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

I have to say I have mixed feelings about the television documentary, Cold Case Collins, broadcast on RTE 1 last night. ...

24 Aug

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The People’s Commemoration

October 6, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

While the official Commemoration took place at Béal na Blá on Sunday, there was a people’s Commemoration at the ambush s...

21 Aug

Civil War, Michael Collins, News, War Of Independence

Art brings tragedy to life

November 1, 2022
By MichaelCollinsCentre

The artist William Mulhall who is based in county Down called me out of the blue a few months ago and we spoke for a whi...

Civil War

Brother against Brother

Local Civil War Deaths 1922

Souvenirs

Rare Photographs

Cold Case Collins

The People’s Commemoration

Art brings tragedy to life

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