Michael Collins begins the Intelligence War | July 30th 1919 - Episode 13
Following Éamon de Valera’s departure to the United States Michael Collins was finally in a position where he could begin his war against British Intelligence. It was clear that the Irish Volunteers could not hope to win in a fight against the British military but Collins believed that wiping out their spy network in Ireland would give the Volunteers a chance. In July he orders Dick McKee and Mick McDonnell of the Dublin Brigade to assemble a group of men for “special duties”, the first of which is the killing of a DMP Detective Sergeant. This group will later go on to form the Squad.
References:
T. Ryle Dwyer - “The Squad”
Peter Hart - “Mick; The Real Michael Collins”
Tim Pat Coogan - “Michael Collins”
Richard Abbott - “Police Casualties in Ireland 1919 - 1922”
BMH Statements:
Eamon Broy WS1280
James Slattery WS445
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Main Sources:
Military Archives - www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie
Century Ireland - www.rte.ie/centuryireland
Atlas of the Irish Revolution
Maurice Walsh - “Bitter Freedom”
Charles Townshend - "The Republic"
Michael Hopkinson - ”The Irish War of Independence”
Diarmuid Ferriter - “A Nation and not a Rabble”
Photos:
Military Archives
NLI Flickr account
Wiki Commons
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Have often wondered how the course of Irish history would've been so different had De Valera himself went over to negotiate with Lloyd George and Mick Collins stayed at home.
@mattrogers7521
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Before sending Collins to negotiate De Valera had had 2 meetings with Lloyd George and must have known that The British PM for his own political survival and for the survival of The British Empire could not allow an Independent Irish Republic to be formed . Collins was sent to negotiate and returned with The Treaty which sparked The Civil War.
Hi James, are there any sound recordings of Michael Collins
@TheIrishNationLives
3 жыл бұрын
No, nothing that has ever been released publicly anyway. There are very few actual sound recordings from the time period itself due to technological limitations, all I can think of is a professional recording of de Valera when he was in the United States.
@shedy99
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheIrishNationLives it's a terrible shame. It would have been nice to have something. I have seen some visuals it would be interesting to have audio.