michael collins

  1. Welsh Independence in The 1900s

    What POD is needed for the seeds of Welsh Republicanism/Independence to occur? Recently learning about the Irish republican movement and learning about the "University of the Revolution" internment camp in Farngoch, Northern Wales has made me think could this place have inspired something...
  2. WI: Michael Collins Lives

    What if Michael Collins had survived the Irish Civil War?
  3. WI: Éamon De Valera Agrees to the Anglo-Irish Treaty

    What if Éamon De Valera had agreed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922?
  4. WI: Michael Collins survives the Irish Civil War?

    What if Michael Collins had not been shot at Béal na Bláth and had survived the Irish Civil War? I recommend reading The Path to Freedom which can be found online here (http://www.generalmichaelcollins.com/on-line-books/the-path-to-freedom-index/), it's a fascinating read, especially the...
  5. Saoirse

    Irish Civil War - best POD for an early ending

    Which of the following could be the best way of ending the Irish Civil War before it became the bitter conflict that reflects in Ireland's politics to this day? Supposing that the shelling of Four Courts and the Battle of Dublin did happen. 1) The Free State government accepts the "treaty"...
  6. Collins: A close one

    On 22 August 1922 Collins set out from Cork City on a circuitous tour of West Cork. He passed first through Macroom then took the Bandon road via Crookstown. This led through Béal na Bláth, an isolated crossroads. There they stopped at a local pub named 'Long's Pub', now known as The Diamond...
  7. PC: Irish Monarchy after 1921?

    Is it plausible that as apart of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish High-King Monarchy could be revived and serve as the Head of State of the Free State instead of George V? ("High King" only for the cultural implications but it doesn't have to be) Everything else, except the ability of George V...
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