Person

Michael Collins

1890–1922 · 20th century

Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader. As finance minister of the Irish Republic he raised the Dáil loan, and as intelligence chief of the Irish Republican Army he directed much of the War of Independence. He helped negotiate the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and chaired the Provisional Government of 1922, but was killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth during the Irish Civil War.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Michael Collins. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/michael-collins
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“Michael Collins.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/michael-collins. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Michael Collins.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/michael-collins.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Michael Collins’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/michael-collins (Accessed: ).

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