# Michael Collins - Part 1

An episode of [What Were We Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845439909), 5 Oct 2026, 41 min.

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On the 22nd of August 1922, Michael Collins, the Commander in Chief of the National Army was shot dead. He was just 31. Almost immediately the myth making around Michael Collins began, starting with the last words he’s alleged to have uttered. But what is the real legacy of Michael Collins? He was a man who operated as a politician but was capable of ruthless violence. On this week’s What Were We Like, we talk about Michael Collins, a man that has captured the imagination of the Irish public, film makers, artists and politicians like no other figure in modern Irish history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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