The Assassination of Michael Collins: How the IRA’s…
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The Assassination of Michael Collins: How the IRA’s Mastermind Was Brought Down
On August 22, 1922, Michael Collins, leader of the new Irish Free State, was struck down by a single fatal gunshot during an ambush at Béal na Bláth in County Cork. His sudden death deprived Ireland of the one leader who might have brought the Irish Civil War to a swift end. Was it a tragic military accident, an execution ordered by Éamon de Valera, or a sinister betrayal from within his own ranks? This documentary investigates the unsolved mystery, secret plot lines and lasting legacy of Ireland’s most legendary revolutionary hero.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdufXidpVWk
#timeline #history
On August 22, 1922, Michael Collins, leader of the new Irish Free State, was struck down by a single fatal gunshot during an ambush at Béal na Bláth in County Cork. His sudden death deprived Ireland of the one leader who might have brought the Irish Civil War to a swift end. Was it a tragic military accident, an execution ordered by Éamon de Valera, or a sinister betrayal from within his own ranks? This documentary investigates the unsolved mystery, secret plot lines and lasting legacy of Ireland’s most legendary revolutionary hero.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdufXidpVWk
#timeline #history
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