Michael Collins: Freedom Fighter

By: Celeste R.

Growing up§ Born in Sam’s Cross, between

Clonakilty and Roscarrberry in 1890§ Lived on father’s ninety acre farm § loved poetry and read widely

(Shakespeare)

Revolutionary Clans

§ Joined the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Gaelic League, and Sinn Fein

§ Later joined IRB

Irish War of Independence 1912-1916

§ Home Rule Crisis§ Easter Rising

1918§ Conscription Crisis§ Irish General

Election

1919-21§ War of

Independence§ Government of

Ireland Act

1921§Anglo-Irish Treaty

Easter Rising§ April 24, 1916

§ 1,600 armed rebels§ Casualties = 440 British undetermined Irish§ 200 buildings destroyed in Dublin

The Twelve Apostles

§ Also known as The Squad§ The IRA’s assasination squad§ Created to shadow the Cairo Gang§ Indirectly triggered Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday November 21, 1920

§ Dublin vs. Tippery football match

§ A rmored cars entered Croke Park

§ Shot fourteen people point-blank

§ One of the blackest days in Irish history

Anglo-Irish Treaty Febuary 1920

§ Peace negotiations begin

June 1920§ British invite de Valera

to London

October 1920§ Treaty negotiations

begin

December 1920§ On the 6th, British deliver

ultimatum: sign or hostilites resume

§ Irish comission signs

Ambush§ August 22: Collins on tour of

inspection of Cork area§ Convoy is ambushed in Béal na

mBlath (Mouth of Flowers)§ Collins only casulty; dies instantly