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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Michael Collins, did great things for Ireland (eventhough he lost the 6 counties) and he's a Cork man
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you should look into your history a bit more, he didn't lose the 6 counties. There was nothing he could do when he went over to London plus there were 5 other men with him. De Valera was too chicken to go with him and the only reason he sent Collins because he knew partition wouldn't end in Northern Ireland meaning Collins would get the blame. He didn't lose them, they were already lost after the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Collins was a hero, even thought his aims were never achieved, he only did us good.