Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary and politician was born in 1890 in County Cork. In 1906, Collins began a career as a Post Office employee in Kensington, London. While there, he joined many Irish Nationalist organisations, including the Irish Republican Brotherhood (known as the IRB or more popularly “Fenians”), the active wing of the armed-force revolutionary movement.
Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary and politician was born in 1890 in County Cork. In 1906, Collins began a career as a Post Office employee in Kensington, London. While there, he joined many Irish Nationalist organisations, including the Irish Republican Brotherhood (known as the IRB or more popularly “Fenians”), the active wing of the armed-force revolutionary movement.
Collins returned to Dublin in 1916 and
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