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Assassination of Collins
History of Ireland
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| | 1922 | Collins, Michael John "Mick" | |
| Aug Cork Collins travels to his native Cork, against the advice of his companions, despite suffering from stomach ache and depression, Collins reputedly told his comrades that "They wouldn't shoot me in my own county" |
| Aug Cork In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie O'Donoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce |
| 22nd Aug Cork The ambush party, allegedly commanded by Liam Deasy, had mostly dispersed to a nearby pub by 8pm, when Collins and his men returned to Beal na mBlath but the remaining five ambushers open fire on the convoy |
| 1922 | Deasy, Liam | |
| 22nd Aug Cork The ambush party, allegedly commanded by Liam Deasy, had mostly dispersed to a nearby pub by 8pm, when Collins and his men returned to Beal na mBlath but the remaining five ambushers open fire on the convoy |
| 1922 | Hegarty, Sean | |
| Aug Cork In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie O'Donoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce |
| 1922 | O'Donoghue, Florrie | |
| Aug Cork In Cork city, Collins meets neutral IRA men Sean Hegarty and Florrie O'Donoghue, with a view to contacting Anti-Treaty IRA leaders Tom Barry and Tom Hales to propose a truce |
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