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    • Michael Collins (Irish: Mícheál Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Iri… See more

    Born16 October 1890 · Woodfield, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
    Died22 August 1922 (aged 31) · Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
    Political partySinn Féin (pro-treaty faction)
    RelativesMargaret Collins-O'Driscoll (sister) · Nora Owen (grand-niece)
    Early years

    Collins was born in Woodfield, Sam's Cross, near Rosscarbery, County Cork, on 16 October 1890, the third son and youngest of eight children. His father, Michael John (1815–1897), was a farmer and amateur mathematic… See more

    Easter Rising

    The struggle for Home Rule, along with labour unrest, had led to the formation in 1913 of two major nationalist paramilitary groups which later launched the Easter Rising: the Irish Citizen Army was establishe… See more

    1917–1918

    Before his death, Tom Clarke, first signatory of the 1916 Proclamation and widely considered the Rising's foremost organiser, had designated his wife Kathleen Clarke as the official caretaker of Rising official business, i… See more

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