Michael Collins

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Michael John ("Mick") Collins (Erse: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 - 22 August 1922) wis an Erse revolutionar leader, Meenister for Finance o the First Dail in 1919 an Director o Intelligence for the IRA durin the Erse Weir o Unthirldom. He wis shotten an killt durin the Erse Ceevil War in 1922.

Michael Collins Erse: Míceál Ó Coileáin
Michael Collins in 1919
Chairman of the Provisional Government[1]
In office Januar 1922 – 22 August 1922
Precedit bi	Office created
Succeedit bi	W. T. Cosgrave
Meenister for Finance
In office 2 Apryle 1919 – 22 August 1922
Precedit bi	Eoin MacNeill
Succeedit bi	W. T. Cosgrave
Meenister for Hame Affairs
In office 22 Januar 1919 – 1 Apryle 1919
Precedit bi	New office
Succeedit bi	Arthur Griffith
Teachta Dála
In office Mey 1921 – August 1922
Constituency	Armagh, Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West
In office December 1918 – Mey 1921
Constituency	Cork South
Personal details
Born	16 October 1890(1890-10-16) Sam's Cross, Coonty Cork, Ireland
Dee'd	22 August 1922(1922-08-22) (aged 31) Béal na Bláth, Coonty Cork, Ireland  †
Poleetical pairty	Sinn Féin
Alma mater	King's College London
Signatur
Militar service
Eikname(s)	The Big Fellae
Allegiance	Revolutionary Erse Republic Erse Republican Britherheid Erse Volunteers Irish Republican Army Naitional Airmy
Years o service	1909–22
Rank	Commander-in-chief
Battles/wars	Pace Risin Erse War o Unthirldom Erse Ceevil War

Bairnheid an youth

He wis born in Sam's Cross in Wast Cork, Ireland on 12t October 1890. He wis the youngest o aicht bairns. His faither dee'd whan the young Michael wis anely sax year auld.

Whan he wis young he developpit a stark feelin o naitionalism. Whan he wis 15 year auld, he flittit tae Lunnon and bidit wi his sister while studyin at Keeng's College, Lunnon. In 1906 he jynit the Breetish Ceevil Service, an tae pass the exam he haed tae ruise the Breetish Empire. He wis than empolyit bi the Post Offish. He than jynit the Erse Republican Britherheid, a saicret Erse naitionalist society.

Politics

Pace Risin

Michael Collins wis inrowit in the Pace Risin in 1916, fechtin wi Patrick Pearse an ithers in the General Post Ofeesh, Dublin.

He wis reestit an he wis sent tae Frongoch Internment Camp. In thare his guideship shawit an efter release he becam a leadin feegur in Sinn Fein.

First Dail

In 1918 he wis electit as MP for Cork Sooth. Housomeiver, as wi aw Sinn Fein MPs, he daed nae tak his seat in Westminster but set up a Pairlament in Dublin insteid. The cried the nou Pairlament Dail Eireann (Erse for Assemly o Ireland) an met in Dublin for the first time in 1919.

Erse Weir o Unthirldom

Durin the weir Collins wis keppit verra busy. He gart a group o assassins kill Breetish spies, he organisit the Irish Republican Airmy an he wis smugglin wappens intae Ireland for the weir. He wis responsible for the creation o the Fleein Columns o the IRA. Efter the weir, Collins wis inrowit in the negotiations of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Anglo-Irish Treaty

The Treaty proponed the creation o an Erse Free State but that Ireland wis parteetionit Northren Ireland bade in the Unitit Kinrick. Forby, Ireland wad be a dominion o Breetain an nae independent. This wis naur passit bi 64 votes tae 57 in the Dail, an the Republicans wis spleet. Michael Collins gree'd wi the treaty whilk meant he wis on the pro-Treaty side o the resultin Erse Ceevil Weir.

Erse Ceevil War an daith

In 1922 the anti-Treaty IRA stertit a Ceevil Weir bi occupeein the Fower Coorts in Dublin (even tho Collins wis saicretly plannin a guerilla weir agin Nothren Ireland). Collins didnae want tae stairt a weir, but the Breetish warnished him that, if he didnae dae somethin aboot the IRA, thay wad. Unner Collins the Free State troops teuk back guidal o Dublin but anti-Treaty sodgers still haudit Munster an ither auries an aw. Collins pat hissel in danger bi veesitin the Sooth o the kintra in a shottie fur tae negotiate a parley wi Tom Barry an Tom Hales. At the veelage o Beal na mBlath, his convoy wis attackit an he wis shotten and killt.

See an aw

• Erse Weir o Unthirldom