Michael Collins, an Irish rebel, soldier, and politician who lived from 16 October 1890 to 22 August 1922, was a key player in the early 20th-century campaign for Irish independence. The youngest child of his parent’s eight children, Collins was born in Woodfield, County Cork. He served as the Irish Republican Army’s (IRA) Director of…
American astronaut Michael Collins, who died on April 28, 2021, piloted the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin performed the first crewed landing on the lunar surface. In the U.S. Air Force Reserves, he also served as a test pilot and major general. He was…
In 1996 the release of the film ‘Michael Collins’ directed by Neil Jordan brought the story of Michael Collins to a worldwide audience and cemented his status, for many, as one of Ireland’s greatest heroes. Retrospectively, we can look back at the hagiographical portrayal of ‘The Big Fella’ as what is to be expected of…
The protagonist in the early 20th-century Irish movement for independence, Michael Collins is portrayed by Liam Neeson in the 1996 historical period drama Michael Collins, which was written and directed by Neil Jordan. It received nominations for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography at the 69th Academy Awards as well as in addition to winning…
Michael Collins, a revolutionary man, struggles to lead a guerilla army against the UK, helps create the Irish Free State and motivates the National Army to fight during the Irish Civil War. At the close of the Easter Rising in 1916, the besieged Irish rebels surrender to the British Army at the Irish Republican headquarters…
Michael Collins was born Michael William Vincent Collins in Queenstown, New Zealand on 3rd June 1993 as a professional rugby union player. Michael completed his High School education at Otago Boys and successfully graduated from the University of Otago. Michael is popularly recognized as part of the Otago team’s midfielder for the ITM Cup Championship,…
Collins was the third son and youngest of eight children when he was born on October 16, 1890, at Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, close to Rosscarbery, County Cork. His father, Michael John (1816–1897), was an Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) activist as well as a farmer and amateur mathematician. Collins later advanced in both Sinn Féin and…
Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician who played a pivotal role in the fight for Irish independence in the early 20th century. Micheal was known as “The Father of the Irish Republican Army.” During the War of Independence, he served as both a government minister of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic and as…
Collins, who was raised as one of the most significant actors in the Irish revolution that resulted in the island’s division in 1921, was born in 1890 on a farm in rural County Cork. As a young man, he relocated from Cork to London where he worked as a postal clerk for the British Civil…
Collins, an Italian-born graduate of the United States Military Academy, earned his degree in the class of 1952. Collins was the second child of James Lawton Collins (1882-1963), a career U.S. Army officer who served as the nation’s military attaché from 1928 to 1932, and Virginia C. Collins (née Stewart; 1895-1986). Collins had a senior…
Michael Collins was an American astronaut who was born on October 31, 1930, in Rome, Italy. Michael Collins was known to be one of the three astronauts that worked on the “Apollo 11” mission, which resulted in the first lunar landing, one of the most significant occasions in human history, was Michael Collins. Collins was…
