Les convulsions sanglantes de I'Irlande
au cours d'une tournée d'inspection dans le sud du Comté de Cork, Michael Collins, chef du government provisoire de l'ile libre, est attaqué par des rebelles en embuscade et, aprés une véritable bataille entre ceux-ci et les troupes de l'escorte, est tué d'une balle au front.
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| Summary: | Illustration on front cover of 'Le Petit Journal illustré', dated 3 September, 1922 depicting the assassination of Michael Collins. Text in French underneath image roughly translates as "The bloody convulsions of Ireland. In the course of an inspection tour in south county Cork, Michael Collins, head of the Provisional Government of the Free Island is attacked by rebels, ambushed and after a battle between them and the troops' escort, was killed by a bullet in the forehead". |
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| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | French Text in French |
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Paris :
Le Petit Journal illustré, 61 rue Lafayette,
3 September, 1922.
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| Notes: | Formerly held at PD HP (1922) 5. Physical description: 1 print : relief halftone (colour) ; image 28 x 27 cm., on sheet 38 x 30 cm. more |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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PD C86 |
Collection unavailable |
Prints & Drawings |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
