Michael Collins
Standard Name: Collins, Michael
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary responses | Edna O'Brien | The production and reception of this text was heavily influenced by the political climate of the time. EOB
's preparations for writing it included interviewing Dominic McGlinchey
, the imprisoned former leader of the INLA... |
| politics | Katharine Tynan | This truce was a step towards the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921 (ratified by the Dail
on 7 January 1922), which made southern Ireland a Free State or Dominion with a... |
Timeline
25 October 1917
Sinn Féin
, reorganized by Cathal Brugha
and Michael Collins
, adopted a constitution. Based on its principles, Sinn Féin
became a national movement on a platform of Irish national independence and the withdrawal of...
6 December 1921
The Irish delegation to negotiations at Westminster over the status of Ireland (Arthur Griffith
, Michael Collins
, and Robert Barton
) accepted the offer of Dominion Status, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed.
14 April 1922
Four Courts, Dublin, was occupied by anti-Treaty or Republican forces. The final attack on them by Free State or provisional government forces launched on 28 June signalled the outbreak of the Irish Civil War.
28-30 June 1922
Republicans who had occupied the Four Courts in Dublin were attacked by Free State forces. The Republicans surrendered, but destroyed the building with mines. Thus really began the Irish Civil War.