Michael Collins Ambush Site
Michael Collins Ambush Site is a battlefield in County Cork, Munster. Michael Collins Ambush Site is situated nearby to the memorial Michael Collins Monument, as well as near the pub The Diamond Bar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michael Collins Monument and The Diamond Bar.
Michael Collins Monument
Memorial
Photo: Frabjousone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Collins Monument is a memorial.
The Diamond Bar
Pub
The Diamond Bar, formerly known as Long's Pub, is a historical site in Béal na Bláth in the townland of Glannarouge, County Cork. The ambush that led to the death of the Irish leader Michael Collins was planned in a storehouse behind The Diamond Bar. The Diamond Bar is situated 1 km north of Michael Collins Ambush Site.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 3½ km south of Michael Collins Ambush Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Béal na Bláth and Crookstown.
Béal na Bláth
Hamlet
Photo: El Gringo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Béal na Bláth or Béal na Blá is a small village on the R585 road in County Cork, Ireland. The area is best known as the site of the ambush and death of the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins in 1922.
Crookstown
Village
Crookstown is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork–Killarney road. It had a population of 183 at the 2022 census, down from 203 in the 2016 census. Crookstown is situated 3½ km northeast of Michael Collins Ambush Site.
Newcestown
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcestown is a small village located 35 km from the city of Cork in the western part of County Cork, Ireland. It is a village with a church, a school, a pub and GAA club. Newcestown is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. Newcestown is situated 3½ km south of Michael Collins Ambush Site.
Michael Collins Ambush Site
- Type: Battlefield
- Also known as: “Béal na Blá Ambush Site”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.81361° or 51° 48′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.85659° or 8° 51′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3HR47V+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8750723744OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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