‘The fools, the fools, the fools! They have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.’ On This Day, Aug 1st 1915 a then unknown Padraig Pearse concluded one of the most important speeches of the Irish independence movement at the graveside of the 'Unrepentent Fenian'; Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. The event of Rossa’s funeral was organized by Tom Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, James Connolly, Arthur Griffith, and Eamon De Valera among others as a way to publicize the Irish freedom movement. It was a huge success in doing this. An estimated 50,000 to 70,000 people attending the funeral, the united strength in numbers, the passion and the support for the nationalist movement was for the first time publically evident. It showed a revolution was possible and just a few months later the 1916 Rising would begin. See below an picture of the O'Donovan Rossa Funeral Committee, a who's who of Irish revolutionary history. How many can you name? Learn more about this important event in Irish history at Michael Collins House. #BiteSizeHistory #ODonovanRossa #History #Ireland #Cork #WestCork #Clonakilty Cork County Council Glasnevin Cemetery Museum

On this day, 29th July 1905, The West Cork People was first published by Patrick O'Driscoll, brother in-law to Michael Collins at Emmet Square, Clonakilty where Michael Collins House is now situated. At this time a teenage Michael Collins lived with the Collins-O'Driscoll family while he attended the local Boys National School, preparing for the Civil Service Examination. He often helped out with running errands and collecting local sports reports and results for the paper. The broadsheet was printed weekly from 1905 to 1908.Selling for one penny, each edition was 8 pages long and covered local, national and international stories. It also advertised local and national businesses and their wares. Michael Collins often helped out with the paper running errands and collecting local sports reports and results. Come learn more about the West Cork People and other newspapers which were an instrumental form of communication in the fight for Irish independence. See Below: The Collins-O'Driscoll family, clippings from the West Cork People display and a period printing press (still working!) on display at Michael Collins House #BiteSizeHistory #Clonakilty #MichaelCollinsHouse #WestCork #History

Great to see this service up and running! You can now travel to #Clonakilty from #Kinsale by the Local Link bus. Good news for tourists or locals who want to come visit the sights in Clon and for those in Clon who want to see Kinsale! #Bus #WildAtlanticWay #LoveCork #VisitCork #MichaelCollinsHouse

5 Star Reviews Aplenty! Thank you to all who have visited and have taken the time to review the museum. Fills us with pride to see people have enjoyed their experience so much. Daily Guided Tours at 11.30am, 1pm and 3pm- check out the reviews and see what you are missing out on! https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g211877-d10261698-Reviews-Michael_Collins_House-Clonakilty_County_Cork.html#REVIEWS

Daily guided tours at Michael Collins House. At no extra cost, our passionate tour guides really bring the history to life for all the family. We keep the tour groups small and intimate giving you the best experience possible allowing us to answer any questions you may have. Tours scheduled throughout the day, every day and available for groups with advanced booking. #guidedtours #clonakitly #michaelcollins Cork County Council #WildAtlanticWay #LoveCork #VisitCork #WestCork #History

Cork County Council Heritage Books now in stock! Centenary Sites of Rebel Cork, Churches, Bridges and Houses all available at just €10 each. The Centerary Sites of Rebel Cork is also available to download online now for FREE here: http://corkcc-cms.cms-migrate.firmstep.com/sites/cork-cms/files/2017-04/Heritage%20Centenary%20Sites%20.pdf Nothing beats a hard copy though! Cork County Council #Heritage #Bookshop

Dont forget FREE guided walking tours of Clonakilty start tonight at 7.00pm! #Clonakilty #Cork #WildAtlanticWay #History

Beautiful day in Emmet Square today with the South of Ireland Band Championships and Olde Time Fair taking place. Luckily todays bands are a little friendlier than the late 19th or early 20th Century Cork bands who, through association with different political parties, would regularly engage in faction fighting against each other! #Clonakilty #BandChampionships #WildAtlanticWay #VisitCork Cork County Council #Cork #WestCork

Today, 29th June, marks the 102nd anniversary of 'Unrepentent Fenian' Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, who breathed his last on this day in 1915 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Rossa was born on 10 September 1831 in West Cork and was greatly affected by the Famine. This propelled O’Donovan Rossa towards a life dedicated to radical nationalist activism. As a result he played a leading role in revolutionary movements, such as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), both in Ireland and America, Rossa's funeral was the last major gathering of the IRB/Irish Volunteers prior to the 1916 Easter Rising. His funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum is immortalised by Pádraig Pearse’s famous graveside speech. To learn more about Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa and his family, visit Michael Collins House, Clonakilty today. See below pictures of Rossa; a prison mugshot, alongside his family and on his death bed. #BiteSizeHistory #History #Fenians #MichaelCollinsHouse #Clonakilty Cork County Council Skibbereen Heritage Centre #Cork #WestCork #NewYork #IrishHistory

This Friday 29th June author Barry Keane will officially launch his new book 'Corks Revoluntionary Dead' in Waterstone's Cork on Patrick Street at 6.30pm. Some may remember Barry's talk in March as part of the Michael Collins House 'History Talks' series which discussed a chapter in this book about Michael Collins and the real reason for his journey to West Cork in August 1922 when he was shot a Beal na Blath. Hint: Its a fascinating story about a childs coffin full of gold! The book will reveal all! Book will be availble for sale at launch and available at Michael Collins House Gift Shop.

Just a few photos from our official opening of the 'Revoluntionaries' art exhibition by Jim Fitzpatrick on Friday last, 16th June as part of the Clonakilty Organic Arts Festival Thanks to everyone who came along. A great evening was had by all as they enjoyed a wine reception and canapés while listening to Fiztpatrick discuss the art work as well as his own personal interest and connection with Michael Collins. Exhibition Runs until July 30th. Jim Fitzpatrick Gallery Cork County Council #Clonakilty #WestCork #VisitCork #LoveCork #MichaelCollins #ArtExhibition

A commemoration for the Battle of Big Cross which took place on this day June 19th 1798 is taking place tonight in Asna Sq. Clonakilty. Follow the link for more details. Learn more about Tadhg an Asna and the 1798 Battle of Big Cross at our dedicated exhibition at Michael Collins House.