Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin
16 October 1890 - 22 August 1922
At the Treaty negotiations in London, Lord Birkenhead remarked to Michael Collins:
"I may have just signed my political death-warrant",
16 October 1890 - 22 August 1922At the Treaty negotiations in London, Lord Birkenhead remarked to Michael Collins:
"I may have just signed my political death-warrant",
whereupon Collins replied,
"I may have signed my actual death-warrant".
"I may have signed my actual death-warrant".
Nine months later the 31-year-old Collins was
killed by one of his former comrades and Ireland lost one of the most dedicated and talented leaders in its history.
killed by one of his former comrades and Ireland lost one of the most dedicated and talented leaders in its history.
2 comments:
Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.
Very nice.
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