#otd 1922 Michael Collins set out from #Cork city in an open car (part of an armoured convoy) for a tour of West Cork, They stopped at Long's Bar, #Bealnablath where Collins was recognised by a member of the Anti-Treaty IRA who then organised an ambush in case he should return.

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⚡️ Power Outage in Bealnablath, affecting 583 customers. Estimated restore time of 14:00.

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#Bealnablath A memorial cross to Michael Collins placed at the scene of his death shortly after he was killed in 1922.

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#OnThisDay 101 yrs ago #MichaelCollins shot dead at #BealnaBlath #WestCork #IrishCivilWar
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I didn't know I'd be passing by Béal na Bláth today, when I realised where I was I stopped for a few minutes. #MichaelCollins #BéalnaBláth

What shirt size was Michael Collins? A soft 16 ½. A signed letter on 2 January 1922 from The Big Fella reads: “Please will you give bearer 6 collars (soft 16 ½) – usual kind.
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#BéalnaBláth 21/08/2022 at 8am

Most notorious #assassinations in #History
#Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician #MichaelCollins was shot & killed in an ambush by anti-Anglo-Irish Treaty forces on August 22 1922 at Bealnablath in County Cork #Ireland Some 500,000 people attended his funeral in #Dublin

A pocket bible, given to him by the British Civil Service, and which was found with #michaelcollins when he was shot in #bealnablath , is up for auction on May 13. Read more in this week's The Southern Star - in shops or online now

Great news - Congratulations to all involved in the Cork County Council #BéalnaBláth centenary project! #purecork #westcork #michaelcollins #decadeofcommemorations

Bealnablath “Michael Collins” Monument Co Cork lawrencecollection.com/product/bealna…

Today is the anniversary of the death of Michael Collins (Mícheál Ó Coileáin) (16-10-1890 ~ 22-8-1922). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C… #Bealnablath #MichaelCollins #MichaelCollins Anniversary #MichaelCollins Commemoration #MichaelCollins Memorial #OnThisDay 🇮🇪

8/22/1922 - Chairman of the Provisional Government of the #IrishFreeState & #NationalArmy Commander-in-Chief #MichaelCollins is killed in an ambush at #BéalnaBláth , #CountyCork , #Ireland . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C… #IrishCivilWar #AngloIrishTreaty youtu.be/PN3cR9Gr6R4

Daniel McConnell 'The people down here want no compromise with the irregulars.'

Last ever written letter by General Michael Collins TD #BéalnaBláth