A Nation’s Grief: How the funeral of Michael Collins was reported 

The streets of Dublin were 'thronged' like never before on the day of Michael Collins' funeral. Here is how the day was reported on in 1922. 

Then came the gun carriage on which reposed the coffin enclosing the remains of the Army’s beloved chief, and the nation’s great hero soldier’s bier was drawn by six black horses with riders amount and two drivers in seat.

THE nation today paid its last tribute to the dead Soldier Chief. Never in living memory have such crowds thronged the streets of Dublin. 

They came to honour a leader who had dedicated his life to the service of his country, and they came also to proclaim that the work which was not given him to finish shall be carried to a triumphant conclusion. Never has Dublin witnessed such a wonderful manifestation of grief and mourning as was seen in the street today, where not alone did the population of the city but representatives from all parts of the country turned out to pay the last tribute to Michael Collins.