A few months ago I posted a photo of General Michael Collins on the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. That hotel received the “Best Business Premises” award in 1997. Unfortunately it appears they’ve run out of business judging by the state of the exterior.
2008Sat27Dec
Best Business Premises
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Signs, Urban
2008Tue30Sep
General Michael Collins
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Signs, UrbanMichael John (“Mick”) Collins (Irish: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently he was both Chairman of the Provisional [...]
