Michael Collins (Ballad) - Johnny McEvoy

Althought the treaty he brought home was a contentious issue, Mick remains one of the greatest Military minds ever. A proud Irishman sold out by De Valera.

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[OrlaRossaCollins]

Michael Collins, Heart and Soul of Ireland. Then, Now and ALWAYS!

[StonerCreaney]

fuck any1 who has sumthin bad to say about this heroic man

he was a true son of eire we don't get men like him anymore..he won us 26 countys now all we need to do is to secure the other 6 from british rule..de valera tried 2 make a mockery of this man..he was a fuckin scumbag who shud hav been shot instead of collins

R.I.P MICHAEL COLLINS G.B.N.F TRUE SON OF EIRE

R.I.P FALLEN MEN AND WOMEN OF IRELAND USE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FOR YOUR HEROIC DEEDS

IRELAND UNFREE SHALL NEVER BE AT PEACE

[claraghpunk]

love this tune go Johnny what an epitath :) xx

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

If that's true, then why was the IRA critically short of ammunition in 1921? Why were the men at the custom's house sent out with a few rounds per pistol?

Taking arms and ammo in guerrilla attacks is harder than you think as attacks like the one in Killmichael are rare. Most of the time, the volunteers never got close enough to grab ammo, they would just pop up, take a shot and run. Sound guerrilla tactics.

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

Who said easy? It's massively expensive and unpopular and guarantees another rebellion within a few decades. But it's easier to reconcile brutalizing a country on their doorstep than losing the whole of the empire.

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

My point is that they couldn't force out the British in 25 years when the Empire was falling apart. Why would the early IRA be able to kick them out completely in just 3 or 4 years?

[franreilley]

@mst3k4evur , most was stolen in raids , little was bought before 1919

[franreilley]

@mst3k4evur , the provos were 50 years later , how could anyone make a decision based on a future event

[franreilley]

@mst3k4evur , then why did they call a truce rather than eliminate the irish menace once and for all if it was such aneasy task?

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

Also, why would the Brits break and run after a few years if the Provos couldn't kick them out of the north after a quarter of a century?

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

As for keeping the IRA going by bringing in more arms, that was nearly impossible. Most of the guns and ammunition were acquired before the war, once fighting starts security is tight enough that supplies coming in from the US and elsewhere slows to a trickle. That's why the IRA was so short of ammunition by 1921.

[mst3k4evur]

@franreilley

There are some problems with your assumptions:

The Brits could have put upwards of 100,000 into Ireland easily. They could have worn the IRA down long before they would have had to quit. Why do this? Because if they granted a united Ireland total independence it would have risked the rest of the empire. The many different independence movements would have watched Ireland and copied the strategy used by the IRA to win their freedom. The Brits would never allow that to happen.