Keywords: michael collins michaelcollins seán collins seáncollins city hall cityhall dublin ireland soldiers national army nationalarmy free state army freestatearmy guard of honour guardofhonour irish civil war irishcivilwar august 1922 1920s independent newspapers collection independentnewspaperscollection big fellow bigfellow national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome black and white Seán Collins beside the coffin of his brother, Michael Collins. Following his death at Béal na mBláth in Cork on 22 August, the body of Michael Collins was transported to Dublin. He lay in state at Dublin's City Hall for three days. Thousands of people filed past the coffin. Date: 27 August 1922 NLI Ref.: INDH280 Seán Collins beside the coffin of his brother, Michael Collins. Following his death at Béal na mBláth in Cork on 22 August, the body of Michael Collins was transported to Dublin. He lay in state at Dublin's City Hall for three days. Thousands of people filed past the coffin. Date: 27 August 1922 NLI Ref.: INDH280 |