Michael Collins House
Michael Collins House
Michael Collins House
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Michael Collins House is a History Museum in Clonakilty, Cork dedicated to Irish revolutionary hero, Michael Collins. Learn about the 'Big Fella' himself and his life story entwined with the history of the fight for Irish independence. Discover the local patriots who went before Collins and dedicated their lives to an independent Ireland, influencing the path which Collins would later take. Through guided tours, interactive displays, audio visuals, artefacts and information boards Irish history is brought to life and presented in an easy to understand and personal manner, suitable for all the family.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Margaret W
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Solo
Excellent museum. So much information and well presented. Very informative. Good staff. I didn't have enough time to stay as long as I would have wanted to so a return visit will have to be made.
Written March 16, 2024
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coffeeandbooks
23 contributions
Jan 2024 • Solo
This is a great museum. I didn't expect it to be be so big and have many floors. It is very informative and I learned a lot there. If you are in clonakilty I would recommend
Written January 11, 2024
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timokers
Liverpool, UK25 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
This is an uncluttered and totally involving museum charting Collins’ development from British civil servant to revolutionary leader. The history of Ireland, including English rule from the time of Henry II and the great hunger of the nineteenth century, is clearly set out so that the Easter rising and war of independence appear as unavoidable consequences. Other figures presented, such as O’Donovan Rossa, are equally fascinating. There is an audio clip featuring a reading of part of the eulogy at O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral, the elegance of which puts to shame modern political speech making. Its intensity made it quite hard to listen to. Collins’ death in an ambush is related in the historical present tense making it seem immediate and very real.
Written August 16, 2023
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cadcon
newcastle ont84 contributions
May 2023
Great tour with very knowledgeable, passionate experienced guides ….I brought 50 Canadians for a guided tour early May …if I had a criticism it would be that the tour was more geared to people who knew a lot about Collins already …most of my group only knew what I had told them , I think maybe a simplified story of Michael , his youth , the relevance of this house would have worked for us …there was a lot of facts n figures and information that was almost too much for newbys the short film introduction at the beginning was very helpful……no disrespect because it is a great tour and these guys really know their stuff and I will be happy to book this tour again …thanks folks
Written May 22, 2023
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patricia m
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • Couples
Was a beautiful experience to see inside the house very interesting loads of history love it would highly recommend a visit.
Written April 18, 2023
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MTB100
London, UK46 contributions
Small museum that gives a comprehensive overview of the life of Michael Collins. Well worth a visit.
Nov 2022
Out of the tourist season we had the museum to ourselves on a rainy weekday afternoon, so it made the experience that bit more special.
It's small enough to get around in c. an hour and the information is provided in an interesting and digestible format so we left feeling we had been well educated about Michael Collins and the key role he played in the Irish War of Independence.
The gentleman on duty in reception was also super helpful.
Definitely worth a visit.
It's small enough to get around in c. an hour and the information is provided in an interesting and digestible format so we left feeling we had been well educated about Michael Collins and the key role he played in the Irish War of Independence.
The gentleman on duty in reception was also super helpful.
Definitely worth a visit.
Written November 20, 2022
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Eilish M
Derry, UK18 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
Amazing story of one of Ireland’s greatest hero’s. Very moving story. This along with a visit to Bealnabla are a must do if you ate ever down in this part of Ireland!!
Written September 26, 2022
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BerthaFitz
Killarney, Ireland54 contributions
Sep 2022 • Solo
Michael Collins House really brings life to the story of the man himself and those turbulent times in Irish History.
The combination of exhibition items, short films , letters , on display in this beautiful Georgian House , in the elegant Square where Collins lived as a young boy , works really well.
The people who influenced him as a young boy /man are well portrayed . Apart from his immediate family , Tadhg An Asna O Donovan , and O Donovan Rossa, really come to life, too. A beautiful Christening Dress worn by O Donovan Rossa s children and successive generations of his and his wife, Mary Jane Irwin , is particularly striking.
Also , very poignant were the many quotations from his letters:
‘After you have seated , toiled , had mad dreams …’
and the many portraits of Collins, I especially liked Leo Whelan s .
Finally the last photo taken of Collins, only an hour /two before he died and the many beautiful personal items that belonged to his fiancé , Kitty Kirwan .
I left with a renewed sense of the huge loss he was to Ireland as well as to Kitty Kirwan and his own family.
The combination of exhibition items, short films , letters , on display in this beautiful Georgian House , in the elegant Square where Collins lived as a young boy , works really well.
The people who influenced him as a young boy /man are well portrayed . Apart from his immediate family , Tadhg An Asna O Donovan , and O Donovan Rossa, really come to life, too. A beautiful Christening Dress worn by O Donovan Rossa s children and successive generations of his and his wife, Mary Jane Irwin , is particularly striking.
Also , very poignant were the many quotations from his letters:
‘After you have seated , toiled , had mad dreams …’
and the many portraits of Collins, I especially liked Leo Whelan s .
Finally the last photo taken of Collins, only an hour /two before he died and the many beautiful personal items that belonged to his fiancé , Kitty Kirwan .
I left with a renewed sense of the huge loss he was to Ireland as well as to Kitty Kirwan and his own family.
Written September 6, 2022
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Corknitpicker
11 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
Loads of panels containing biographical information on Collins. Small museum and not really much to see if you already have some knowledge of Collins and the revolutionary period. The Michael Collins centre outside Clonakilty offers a superior experience.
Written September 5, 2022
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TR
3 contributions
Aug 2022
Well sign posted and easy to park in surrounding streets. Reception staff very welcoming , friendly and informative. The audio visual presentation and displays were very informative and interesting to sit and watch and to look at at our own pace. Lots of interesting exhibits. Everyone involved with the museum were most helpful and willing to answer any quesions. In particualr the gentleman on the reception who was able to answer our query on parking which we really appreciated as we know the difficulties we have when parking in our home city of Oxford. As this was our first brief trip to West Cork we will be more than happy to revisit and would definitely come back to the museum as well as recommending any friends, family and visitors to the area to come and visit too.
Written August 30, 2022
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ml2459
County Dublin, Ireland
Do you have an online shop also do you have a monthly newsletter or even membership? I am living in Dublin but I am a Michael Collins fanatic. I would love more info.
My wife’s granny was recently 100 years young and I try to get her items of Michael Collins,as she is a great fan also, as was her late husband Daniel Walsh who fought alongside MC. Dan and kitty’s house in Wexford is a shrine to MC.
Keep up the good work and hope to visit you soon
Kind regards
Michael Lawlor
MCollinsHouse
Clonakilty, Ireland
Hi Michael,
Unfortunately at the moment we don't have a monthly newsletter but we will be starting one in Autumn 2018. You will be able to sign up for it on our website. We also have a yearly membership which is €50 this includes free entry for you and two guests for the year, a sign up gift pack, priority entry to events and more.
Hope to see you for a visit soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy
Gabs72it
Concesio, Italy6 contributions
Hello, what are the guided tours times? We will visit on a Saturday afternoon in September. Thanks.
MCollinsHouse
Clonakilty, Ireland
Hi Gabs72it,
Our guided tours are at 11.30pm, 1pm and 3pm Tues to Sat, 1pm and 3pm on Sunday's. Tours take 1hr.
Hope this helps.
Yours Sincerely,
Jamie Murphy,
General Manager.
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