Cork County Council has acquired a linen handkerchief, which was in Michael Collins� pocket at the time of his death, for permanent display at Michael Collins House Museum, Clonakilty.
The handkerchief was gifted by Michael Collins� brother Se�n to General Se�n MacMahon, then Quarter Master General of the Irish Free State Army and a close associate of Collins.
The artefact is accompanied by a short note dated the 31st of August 1922 that reads; ‘A Cara, accept enclosed as souvenir of Mice�l – in his pocket at time of death’. Se�n � Coile�in�.
The linen handkerchief along with the letter from Se�n Collins will go on display and be available to view free of charge in the Michael Collins House reception area for the remainder of the year. It will then make its way into the museum�s permanent display.
Michael Collins House Museum opens all year-round Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00am to 5.00pm. For more information, visit http://www.michaelcollinshouse.ie
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