Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland

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Béal na Bláth in County Cork, Ireland, is a rural crossroads historically renowned as the site where Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed during the Irish Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
rural crossroads
associatedWith Michael Collins
National Army of the Irish Free State
surface form: National Army (Irish Free State forces)

anti-Treaty IRA
commemoratedBy annual Michael Collins commemoration ceremony
commemorationMonth August
country Ireland
eventDate 22 August 1922
governedBy Cork County Council
hasIrishName Béal na Blá
hasLandscape hedgerow-lined roads
rolling farmland
hasMemorial Michael Collins memorial at Béal na Bláth
hasMonument stone cross marking the place associated with Michael Collins’s death
hasPlaque memorial plaque marking the site of the ambush
historicalPeriod Irish Civil War
knownFor ambush during the Irish Civil War
site of the death of Michael Collins
locatedIn County Cork
province of Munster
locatedNear Crookstown, County Cork
Macroom, County Cork
locatedOn R585 road
memorialUnveilingEra 20th century
nameMeaning mouth of the blossom
partOf rural area of mid County Cork
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Irish Standard Time
transportRole junction of local roads in County Cork
visitedFor Irish historical tourism

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Michael Collins placeOfDeath Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland