The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary paramilitary organisation who waged a guerrilla campaign against the British occupation of Ireland in the 1919–1921 Irish War of Indepen
Cathal Brugha, titular commander of the IRA
Michael Collins, de facto leader
Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
…release of first the internees and then the prisoners. At the army convention held in Dublin in October 1917, Éamon de Valera was elected president, Michael Collins Director for Organisation and Cathal Brugha Chairman of the Resident Executive. Following the success of Sinn Féin in the 1918 general election and the…
Collins in 1919
Michael Collins aged 10–11 at newly built Woodfield House
Collins in Irish Volunteer uniform
Captured Irish soldiers in Stafford Gaol after the failed Easter Rising. Collins is fifth from the right with an 'x' over his head.