What is Michael Collins birthday?

Michael Collins was born at 1890-10-16

When was Michael Collins died?

Michael Collins was died at 1922-08-22

Where was Michael Collins died?

Michael Collins was died in Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland

Which age was Michael Collins died?

Michael Collins was died at age 31

Where is Michael Collins's birth place?

Michael Collins was born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland

What is Michael Collins nationalities?

Michael Collins's nationalities is Irish

Who is Michael Collins siblings?

Michael Collins's siblings is Hannie, Helena

What was Michael Collins universities?

Michael Collins studied at Clonakilty National School, King's College London

What is Michael Collins's political ideology?

Michael Collins's political ideology is Sinn Féin

What is Michael Collins's religion?

Michael Collins's religion is Roman Catholic

Who is Michael Collins's father?

Michael Collins's father is Michael

How famous is Michael Collins?

Michael Collins is famouse as Politician

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Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader and politician

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 16, 1890
Died on	August 22, 1922
Nationality	Irish
Famous	Leaders, Political Leaders, Irish Men, Politician
Siblings	Hannie, Helena
Universities	Clonakilty National School King's College London
Birth Place	County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Political Ideology	Sinn Féin
Religion	Roman Catholic
Gender	Male
Father	Michael
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Famous as	Politician
Died at Age	31

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Who is Michael Collins?

Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader, soldier and politician who remained a prominent figure in Ireland’s fight for independence during the early twentieth century. He became associated with radical Irish national politics while spending ten years in London remaining active with different Irish organisations, particularly the ‘Irish Republican Brotherhood’ (IRB), a secret society devoted for setting up of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland. He remained its President from November 1920 till his death. A prominent member of the ‘First Dáil’, he was appointed Minister for Finance to the Aireacht (ministry) in ‘Dáil Éireann’. Collins became Director of Organisation and Arms Procurement and Director of Intelligence of the ‘Irish Republican Army’ (IRA), a force of the Irish Republic being declared by ‘Dáil Éireann’. He played a leadership role during guerrilla warfare of IRA and also disabled British intelligence system in Ireland. He was a member of the Irish delegation during Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations which led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921 thus bringing the Irish Free State into existence. Thereafter he served as Commander-in-chief of the National Army and Chairman of the Provisional Government of Irish Free State before being shot to death in August 1922 by extremist republicans during the ‘Irish Civil War’.

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Childhood & Early Life

His tombstone depicts October 12, 1890, as his birthday although many sources mention it as October 16, 1890. He was born as the youngest child and third son of Michael John and Mary Anne O'Brien in Woodfield, Sam's Cross (presently ‘Michael Collins Birthplace’), in County Cork, Ireland.

His father was a farmer and member of the IRB movement. In fact, republican links of his family trace back to the 1798 rebellion.

Collins, a sharp and intelligent boy had a feeling of Irish nationalism ingrained in him since childhood. His inspirations remained local blacksmith, James Santry whose family took part in the 1798, 1848 and 1867 rebellions and his Lisavaird National School headmaster Denis Lyons, a member of IRB.

He studied at ‘Clonakilty National School’ from 13 years of age staying with his sister Margaret and her better-half Patrick O'Driscoll. He assisted O'Driscoll, the founder of ‘The West Cork People’ newspaper with reporting and other newspaper jobs.

In February 1906 he appeared in the British Civil Service exam in Cork and relocated to London at his elder sister Hannie’s home. There he started serving Blythe House Post Office Savings Bank.

In 1910 he joined ‘Home and Company’ in London as a messenger. Meanwhile he studied law at King's College London.

He got introduced to the IRB in his teens by republican Sam Maguire. He joined Guaranty Trust Company of New York in 1915. Next year he came back to Ireland and joined ‘Craig Gardiner & Co’ as a part-timer.

Career

‘Easter Rising’ that commenced on Easter Monday in April 1916 in Ireland saw him serving as aide-de-camp of Joseph Mary Plunkett (a member of the IRB Military Committee that was responsible for devising armed insurrection) at the Dublin GPO that remained headquarters of the uprising's leaders.

He was confined with thousands of others at the Frongoch internment camp in Wales and later released with other Frongoch prisoners in December 1916. Gradually he became a prominent figure in the independence movement.

Following his release, he was made Secretary to the ‘National Aid and Volunteers Dependents Fund’ (NAVDF) and many secret organisational data and contacts were forwarded to him.

By late 1917, he became a member of the executive of the organisation founded by Arthur Griffith called Sinn Féin in 1905. The main objective of this group was to unite different groups struggling for Irish independence movement.

The 1918 general elections saw Sinn Féin winning 73 seats out of 105 in Ireland.

Elected candidates of Sinn Féin declined to acknowledge Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead set up a revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the Irish Republic called ‘Dáil Éireann’ on January 21, 1919. The First Dáil was set up and the Irish War of Independence began on that day.

Collins, an elected Sinn Féin MP for Cork South was inducted as Minister for Finance in 1919 by Éamon de Valera, the Príomh Aire that is 'President of Dáil Éireann who was elected president of Sinn Féin in 1917.

Collins became President of IRB and in September 1919 he became Director of Intelligence of IRA, the official armed force of Ireland. He also became Adjutant General and Director of Organisation of the Volunteers.

He directed guerrilla warfare of IRA in response to attempts by the British to suppress Irish republican movement and also developed ‘The Squad’, a dedicated unit to kill British agents and informers thus disabling British intelligence system in Ireland and put in a potent Irish network in its place.

A truce was agreed with Britain in July 1921. The Irish delegation was led by Collins at the peace conference held in London resulting in the Anglo-Irish Treaty that was signed on December 6, 1921.

The treaty resulted in emergence of Irish Free State with 6 northern counties, mainly the Unionist ones choosing to remain under the Crown and outside the Free State. However, the republican movement by that time was fractioned into the ones opposing the treaty and the ones supporting it.

On January 16, 1922, the Provisional Government of Ireland took to office and Collins became the Chairman of the Provisional Government Cabinet while retaining his position as Finance Minister.

In pursuit of re-kindling armed conflict with the British, 200 Anti-Treaty IRA men led by Rory O'Connor overpowered Four Courts and other buildings in central Dublin on April 14, 1922.

Collins ordered bombardment of the courts with artillery shells to ouster the members of the Anti-Treaty IRA which marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. In July 1922 he relinquished his position as Chairman of the Provisional Government so as to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army.

Later he made efforts to initiate peace talks to re-unify the virtuous forces who struggled for Irish Independence through negotiations; however his assassination in an ambush in County Cork by Anti-Treaty forces on August 22, 1922, as also death of Griffith led to the end of such efforts of Free State.

Personal Life & Legacy

He was engaged to Kitty Kiernan sometime around 1921-22 and the two planned to marry in November 1922, which never happened as Collins was assassinated months earlier.

His funeral mass was conducted at Dublin's Pro Cathedral in presence of several Irish and foreign dignitaries and his funeral saw thousands of attendees. His grave lies in the ‘Glasnevin Cemetery’ in Dublin, Ireland.

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Michael Collins biography timelines

// 1798
His father was a farmer and member of the IRB movement. In fact, republican links of his family trace back to the 1798 rebellion.
// 12th Oct 1890 To 16th Oct 1890
His tombstone depicts October 12, 1890, as his birthday although many sources mention it as October 16, 1890. He was born as the youngest child and third son of Michael John and Mary Anne O'Brien in Woodfield, Sam's Cross (presently ‘Michael Collins Birthplace’), in County Cork, Ireland.
// 1905 To 1917
By late 1917, he became a member of the executive of the organisation founded by Arthur Griffith called Sinn Féin in 1905. The main objective of this group was to unite different groups struggling for Irish independence movement.
// Feb 1906
In February 1906 he appeared in the British Civil Service exam in Cork and relocated to London at his elder sister Hannie’s home. There he started serving Blythe House Post Office Savings Bank.
// 1910
In 1910 he joined ‘Home and Company’ in London as a messenger. Meanwhile he studied law at King's College London.
// 1915
He got introduced to the IRB in his teens by republican Sam Maguire. He joined Guaranty Trust Company of New York in 1915. Next year he came back to Ireland and joined ‘Craig Gardiner & Co’ as a part-timer.
// Apr 1916
‘Easter Rising’ that commenced on Easter Monday in April 1916 in Ireland saw him serving as aide-de-camp of Joseph Mary Plunkett (a member of the IRB Military Committee that was responsible for devising armed insurrection) at the Dublin GPO that remained headquarters of the uprising's leaders.
// Dec 1916
He was confined with thousands of others at the Frongoch internment camp in Wales and later released with other Frongoch prisoners in December 1916. Gradually he became a prominent figure in the independence movement.
// 1917 To 1919
Collins, an elected Sinn Féin MP for Cork South was inducted as Minister for Finance in 1919 by Éamon de Valera, the Príomh Aire that is 'President of Dáil Éireann who was elected president of Sinn Féin in 1917.
// 1918
The 1918 general elections saw Sinn Féin winning 73 seats out of 105 in Ireland.
// 21st Jan 1919
Elected candidates of Sinn Féin declined to acknowledge Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead set up a revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the Irish Republic called ‘Dáil Éireann’ on January 21, 1919. The First Dáil was set up and the Irish War of Independence began on that day.
// Sep 1919
Collins became President of IRB and in September 1919 he became Director of Intelligence of IRA, the official armed force of Ireland. He also became Adjutant General and Director of Organisation of the Volunteers.
// Jul 1921 To 6th Dec 1921
A truce was agreed with Britain in July 1921. The Irish delegation was led by Collins at the peace conference held in London resulting in the Anglo-Irish Treaty that was signed on December 6, 1921.
// 16th Jan 1922
On January 16, 1922, the Provisional Government of Ireland took to office and Collins became the Chairman of the Provisional Government Cabinet while retaining his position as Finance Minister.
// 14th Apr 1922
In pursuit of re-kindling armed conflict with the British, 200 Anti-Treaty IRA men led by Rory O'Connor overpowered Four Courts and other buildings in central Dublin on April 14, 1922.
// Jul 1922
Collins ordered bombardment of the courts with artillery shells to ouster the members of the Anti-Treaty IRA which marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. In July 1922 he relinquished his position as Chairman of the Provisional Government so as to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army.
// 22nd Aug 1922
Later he made efforts to initiate peace talks to re-unify the virtuous forces who struggled for Irish Independence through negotiations; however his assassination in an ambush in County Cork by Anti-Treaty forces on August 22, 1922, as also death of Griffith led to the end of such efforts of Free State.

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Michael Collins's FAQ

What is Michael Collins birthday?
Michael Collins was born at 1890-10-16
When was Michael Collins died?
Michael Collins was died at 1922-08-22
Where was Michael Collins died?
Michael Collins was died in Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
Which age was Michael Collins died?
Michael Collins was died at age 31
Where is Michael Collins's birth place?
Michael Collins was born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland
What is Michael Collins nationalities?
Michael Collins's nationalities is Irish
Who is Michael Collins siblings?
Michael Collins's siblings is Hannie, Helena
What was Michael Collins universities?
Michael Collins studied at Clonakilty National School, King's College London
What is Michael Collins's political ideology?
Michael Collins's political ideology is Sinn Féin
What is Michael Collins's religion?
Michael Collins's religion is Roman Catholic
Who is Michael Collins's father?
Michael Collins's father is Michael
What is Michael Collins's sun sign?
Michael Collins is Libra
How famous is Michael Collins?
Michael Collins is famouse as Politician