The Man Who Made Ireland

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who are unclear on who Michael Collins was or what he eventually did for the nation state of Ireland, there is an important foreshadowing at the beginning of this chapter. Placed in a non-attention-drawing manner at the top of the page is a quote from Michael Collins Sr.: “One day he’ll be a great man. He’ll do great work for Ireland.” If a reader is unaware or not paying attention, they are likely to miss this forecast. The elder Collins uttered these prophetic words on his deathbed…when the younger Collins was only 6 years old. The focus of Coogan’s work is given to the time mainly from the Easter rebellion in 1916 to his untimely assassination in 1922. But even though the emphasis is not placed on the early years of Collins development, there is a significant link for Collins of who he was to who he would become. Collins as a young boy was little, but extremely tough. He always wanted to play with the older boys and would never let ...

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time-bomb, enough so that if one was not familiar they would have some information and the opportunity to refer to another source. It is a difficult task for Coogan because many individuals who do not really understand the origins if the conflict may approach the text and not receive the full account. But again there is only so much Coogan can provide without altering his subject matter.
As mentioned, the majority of the text accounts for a mere 6 years of Irish history from 1916 to 1922. And at this point the importance of the prologue becomes apparent. Coogan develops through the text as much more than a storyteller. Coogan does more than simply relate the facts; rather he does ...

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