Michael collins ireland quotes for oktoberfest

Michael Collins Biography

They say heroes are born not made but they have to grow great to be remembered, whereas legends are from the same stock but their greatness surpasses the realms of the extraordinary into the folklore of a people never to be forgotten.

Herein lays the legacy of Michael Collins, the Irish patriot who achieved legendary status with his selfless actions that led to Ireland breaking the chains of English bondage that had withstood every challenge for seven centuries.

Through the centuries there were dozens of rebellions that were all repelled by the British empire, from Thomas FitzGerald in 1534, Felim O'Neill in 1641, Wolfe Tone in 1798 and Robert Emmet in 1803 to name but a few.

Although the ill fated Easter Rising in 1916 also ended in failure and the execution of seven of the leaders it did generate a great deal of public sympathy and the surviving leaders could sense the swell of nationalistic opinion and they realised they had to