HeritageEasy20-30 minutes
Michael Collins Birthplace, Woodfield
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About
The single-storey stone cottage birthplace of Michael Collins at Woodfield, near Sam's Cross, a few kilometres from Clonakilty. Collins was born here on 16 October 1890; the original house was burned in 1921 during the War of Independence and later rebuilt. The site has been an OPW-maintained National Monument since 1990 and is free, unguided access.
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Highlights
- ✓Michael Collins's actual birthplace cottage
- ✓free OPW National Monument
- ✓quiet rural setting near Sam's Cross
Tips
- →This is an unguided outdoor site with no visitor centre on-site; the Michael Collins Centre in town is the museum experience, this is the actual birthplace.
- →Take care around the site as it is an unstaffed rural monument.
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