Data · dataset · 2026
The afterlife of Michael Collins: commemoration, biography and historiography, 1922-1973
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare and UCL Research Data Repository — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.17034/32631765.v1
This thesis assesses the forces and influences that shaped and contested the posthumous reputation, or afterlife, of Michael Collins between the years 1922 and 1973, a key period in the consolidation of the Irish State.
Description
This era was characterised by war, reconciliation, peace, and the continuation of a range of political conflicts involving individuals and organisations which claimed the revolutionary years of 1916-1923 as a source of legitimisation.<br><br>Collins held various key positions within the Irish revolutionary movement.
These included: IRA Director of Intelligence, Minister of Finance, Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Free State’s National Army. The political and psychological tensions that arose as a result of the Treaty caused intense controversy and led to the Irish Civil War which claimed the life of Collins. Now, approaching both the centenary of his death, and the fiftieth anniversary of the most violent year of the Northern Irish Troubles, the popularity of Collins has seemingly withstood the test of time.
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But to what extent was his posthumous reputation contested? What does the nature of debates surrounding Collins indicate about post-revolutionary attitudes towards conflict and reconciliation at all levels of Irish society? To analyse these questions, this thesis will focus on the themes of commemoration and political representation, biography, and historiography.<br><i><br>Thesis embargoed until 31 December 2027</i>.<br>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17034/32631765.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Biography · Biography · Biography · Biography · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Humanities · Humanities · Humanities · Humanities · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 4 source records, 20 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/32631765 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/32631765 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/32631765 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| UCL Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/32631765 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430303 | mapping · rdr ucl ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['biography'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430303 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['biography'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:430303 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['biography'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license_text | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |