Tag: war of independence
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Neil Jordan’s Michael Collins (1996): (Re)Imagining the ‘Post’-Conflict Nation on the Global Stage
In the final of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Claire Smith discusses the significance of the 1996 film for ‘post-conflict’ Ireland
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Remembering ‘Mick’: the contested legacies of Michael Collins, 1922-2022
In the second of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Dr Conleth McCloskey reflects on the commemorations and contested legacies of Collins
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How significant was the death of Michael Collins?
In this first of three articles on the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, Professor Marie Coleman reflects on how Irish history might have been different had the revolutionary leader lived