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Michael Collins Monument

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Michael Collins Monument
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County Cork, Michael Collins Monument.
County Cork, Michael Collins Monument. · Photo: Frabjousone · CC BY-SA 4.0
Michael Collins memorial cross in Béal na mBláth , Ireland . The inscription in Irish reads, Miċeal Ó Coileáin d'éag 22aḋ Luġuasa, 1922 which in English means, Michael Collins died 22nd August, 1922 .
Michael Collins memorial cross in Béal na mBláth , Ireland . The inscription in Irish reads, Miċeal Ó Coileáin d'éag 22aḋ Luġuasa, 1922 which in English means, Michael Collins died 22nd August, 1922 . · Photo: Stefan Fischer · Public domain

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Freestanding cut-limestone Celtic High Cross-style monument, erected 1924. Set back from line of road on red brick Flemish bond panelled platform with cut-limestone saddleback coping supporting replacement "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed mild steel railings.
A monument marking the site where Michael Collins (1890-1922) was assassinated by an anti-Treaty column during the Béal na Blá Ambush (22nd August 1922). The monument was unveiled (2nd August 1924) by William Thomas Cosgrave (1880-1965) and General Eoin O'Duffy (1890-1944) and its Cló Gaelach inscription reads: ""Micheal ÓCoileáin d'éag 22adh Lughuasa [sic] 1922"".

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The monument was unveiled (2nd August 1924) by William Thomas Cosgrave (1880-1965) and General Eoin O'Duffy (1890-1944) and its Cló Gaelach inscription reads: ""Micheal ÓCoileáin d'éag 22adh Lughuasa [sic] 1922"".

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20908323

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