Heroic death of Michael Collins: How the Cork Examiner reported his killing in 1922

This extract from the Cork Examiner on August 24, 1922, details how Cork was plunged into mourning after the fact became known that Michael Collins was dead

How the death of Michael Collins was reported in the Cork Examiner

An appalling catastrophe has befallen the Irish people.

The nation was plunged into grief yesterday morning when the almost incredible fact became known that General Michael Collins was dead. Though generally disbelieved at first, the news was but too true.