Dev proved Collins right on Treaty

Ryle Dwyer analyses the events following Collins’ death

Dev proved Collins right on Treaty

AFTER the death of Michael Collins, many of his supporters lost the plot and betrayed his legacy.

They committed the most heinous crimes, including mass murder, staging a mutiny, trying to organise a coup d'etat, and ultimately persuading the British to wage an Economic War on this country. It was done in the name of Michael Collins and the Treaty. Ironically, he was eventually proved right, not by his supporters, but by the man they reviled, Eamon de Valera.

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