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The Day Michael Collins Was Shot

Collins was killed in an ambush in Cork in 1922. The manner of his death and the identity of his killer have been the source of intense speculation and controversy ever since. In this book, Ryan solves the mystery. Drawing on eyewitness testimonies, she painstakingly reconstructs, in minute-by-minute detail, the final four days of Collins' life and follows, mile by mile, his fatal journey through his home county of Cork.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 213
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781853710414
  • Genres
  • history, ireland
  • Release date
  • 1996