HeritageEasy1.5-2 hours
Michael Collins Centre
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About
A museum on the Crowley family farm at Castleview, Ballinoroher, telling the life of Michael Collins from 1890 to 1922 through dramatised, illustrated presentations and one of the more extensive collections of War of Independence and Civil War artefacts in Ireland. The grounds include a recreation of the Béal na Bláth ambush scene where Collins died, with life-size replicas of convoy vehicles including the armoured car Sliabh na mBan.
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Highlights
- ✓dramatised presentations on Michael Collins
- ✓War of Independence and Civil War artefacts
- ✓Béal na Bláth ambush recreation
- ✓convoy vehicle replicas
Tips
- →Presentations run once daily at 11am from mid-June through to mid-September; the centre's schedule is narrower outside that window, so check before visiting in spring, autumn or winter.
- →This is a recreation of the ambush scene, not the actual Béal na Bláth site, which is near Bandon, well outside Clonakilty.
Best Season
Summer
