100 years tomorrow, and he will never be forgotten. 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Michael Collins was a true Irish hero who fought for freedom

Rest in peace, Michael Collins. Thank you, Johnny Mc Evoy for your heartfelt tribute to an amazing human being and TRUE patriot.

RIP Michael collins a true son of Ireland ...🇮🇪

My God these man can sing . Soul singing at its best. He does Michael Collins proud.

Can you imagine if today we had just one politician with the heart and knowledge and the guts to stand up and lead like Michael Collins?! This world wouldn’t be as messed up as it is now! God bless Michael Collins.

RIP all those who died believing they were fighting for a just cause & RIP all those who died knowing they were fighting for a just cause. No more Brother wars!

I visited Ireland with my late father a few years ago. Michael Collins was one of Dad's personal heroes, so I took Dad to visit Michael Collins' grave at Glasnevin on our last day in Ireland. I'll never forget the way Dad wept, he was so overcome with emotion. The story of Michael Collins is a true Irish tragedy, and all I could think at the time standing there in front of his grave was that he was the same age when he died as I was at the time (early 30s). So sad.

On this the 100th anniversary of your passing. Thank you for everything you did for our country.

Never heard this before. What a tribute by Johnny McEvoy.

Am crying while listening to this song what a loss to Ireland Michael Collins was 😥😥

Michael Collins will always be a great hero. He fought for Ireland but his own fellow members were not honest. RIP Michael Collins. You will always be remembered in my heart.Ireland Forever.❤️❤️❤️

May God rest you Michael and I will always love you . I was born in the North of Ireland and our convent school didn't speak about you ever but , I read about my Irish history when I left school. I read about my Irish history in 1968 when I was 18 and lived in Derry during the'Troubles ' I am 71 yrs old now and just wished that you had lived .God rest your soul and please pray for us now and the rotten Irish Government that's i place now .

On a far off August day, cold young men in ambush lay On a roadside on a hill where flowers grow So much hate for one so young, who was right and who was wrong Though a thousand years may pass we’ll never know CHORUS Candles dripping blood, they placed beside your shoulders Rosary beads like teardrops on your fingers Friends and comrades standin by, in their grief they wonder why Michael in our hour of need you had to go And when evening twilight came, gentle fell the August rain Oh but you lay still and silent on the ground As we hung our heads in prayer, in our sorrow and dispare We wondered was it friend or foe who shot you down Chorus Now the flame that you held high, when you called out to the sky To end this senseless killing and this shame Has now passed to other hands and is carried through the land By some not fit to even speak your name

R.I.P. Michael, many a tear has been shed in the past 91 years

God bless you Michael Collins 100 years since your death a true state man may you rest in peace Aman

Top class song Collins legend who here in 2022 🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀

i was born in england but will always claim to be Irish, mum was from Bantry west cork and dad from Limerick, i only have Irish blood running through my veins, i will stand for Irelands call every time

I can hear this sad ballad daily, God bless Ireland and Scotland

The greatest man Ireland ever had and there will be none close to him we will ever see again. A courageous gentleman with a love for his Ireland, its people, sent to sign his death warrant by the hard-nosed, gutless De Valera, who sold his own out.

We still talk about you Michael Collins never forgotten gone but not forgotten 2022

Can’t believe it’s been 100 years, RIP Big fellow

I have Loved Johnny Mc Evoy, Since I was very young. Thank you Johnny. He sang at my brothers 70 th birthday. Love ya Johnny. Great Irish singer, and a great man.

Rest in peace, Michael Collins is a true legend!

Michael the best song ever written and published on my birthday. Today Aug 22 anniversary of his death.

Absolutely without question, a brilliant song about a brilliant super hero !

This is such a beautiful song and Johnny's voice is glorious. One thing about this pandemic is how many beautiful songs I am listening to. Music is indeed the great common denominator.

God bless michael collins the man who started irelands freedom

Wow. What a song. What a story. Just breathless

Love 2 know how he feels 2day with the circus clowns running our country...I'm sure heed be fulla joy...rest in peace THE BIG FELLA ❤❤❤

Michael Collins -The Big Man!! R.I.P

The best .Makes me cry. BEAUTIFUL SINGER. R.I.P.

God Bless Éireann.☘🇮🇪

This very morning 98 years ago..news would of been spreading around west cork that the big fella was dead ..RIP irelands king

Like a father.he did the unspeakable . years later the kids realised that father was doing his best for the kids.Now the kids still sing about the father.Thanks big fella . stepping stones.

The Big Fellow was the greatest ever Irish man

we owe our freedom to this man they call big fellow what a pitty there's not more men like him in government today a real hero of people god bless u I was down in where he was killed balenablo he makes me proud even talking about him

The greatest leader Ireland never had

RIP My Captain, My General, My King

my grandfather fought alongside Collins, hopefully god will forgive you de velera because no one here will

Michael Collins 1892-1922 true irish hero

On your anniversary may you rest in peace big fella.

My brothers birthday today 39years old 2 years dead I played that song the morning we took him from my house to his final resting place happy birthday bro

There was, and never will be, another Michael Collins! How I wish he had lived! When I was a kid I wrote a poem to Michael that started off with the plea, "Michael, please don't go to Cork". Aaaah! Irish history and heroes!! Michael has certainly always been mine! And isn't John McEvoy quite the insightful songwriter! Great song, great singer!

What a man. Rest in peace Michael ☘️🇮🇪

Great singer singing a good emotional song

Michael Collins a true hero and visionary RIP

My brother Peter loved listening to Johnny, especially this song. It is so beautiful and sad and tells a story.

100 years. RIP Big Fella 🇮🇪💚☘️

Heartbroken listening to this again, what a tribute x

His anniversary yesterday. RIP to the great man, double crossed by the snake Devalera, didn't deserve what he got for all he done for our country, a proud Irishman

The.greatest.song.ever.played.johnny.my.even.up.the.Irish.for..john

I am Irish but I born in Manchester I have nothing English people mostly people will get on I have always been proud of my country and so should we all be Willie

Love This Song.

Such touching lyrics.A great man.

One of my favourite singers VERY SPECIAL SONG TO A SPECIAL MAN RIP - Paid a visit to his grave last week 8 SEPT 2016 Maureen Sharkey (Australia)

the finest and will live on

this song pulls on the heart strings .BRILLIANT .makes me proud to be irish

A beautifully written song about a very sad time in history. No one writes these songs better than Johnny.

Absolutely heart rendering. Very moving. The good always die young.

Great wee song and intro Worthy of s true Legand May he and his fallen comrades Rest in paradise From west of Scotland Tiocfaidh arla

Michael Collins , a legend

My Grandads favourite song 💔😢😭💔😢

This is so beautiful, so moving and emotional, I just love it to bits, wonderful singing.

The GREAT MICHAEL R I P

I could listen to Johnny!, all day. However , I was a teen in those years, and sometimes, now, his songs make me sad, and homesick, for those days. That’s a compliment, Johnny, my whole family loves you. ❤️🇮🇪🌹

A true hero we'll never know the truth but you can rest assured he got the best welcome in heaven. Not fit to speak thier name is right!!!

Great song for a great legend michael rip

May these brave men who give there live for the cause my they R I P MJM the big fellow

One word, LEGEND

Rest in peace Michael Collins remember for generations to come in years to come your name still true a brave courageous gallant soldier of Erin thee who dies for Erin lives 🇮🇪✊🇮🇪

I must. Say. That. Is. One. Of. Johnny. McEvoy. Greased1. Song. About. Micheal. Colin's. Well. Don. Johnny. Mcevoyjoerennicks1

Honestly can't understand why people make comments on things they obviously haven't a clue about. Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith were given the unenviable job of going to London to negotiate a treaty with the British Prime Minister lyod George who by the elected republican president who knew before sending both of them that the partition of the island had already been agreed with the northern protestants. Which would give them control of the 6 richer counties to the north east of the island. Collins and Griffith had no choice but to accept British terms as refusal would have led to all out war one which Collins as head of the IRA knew he could not win. If you do any reading into the subject you can easily see his reasoning for accepting the terms and try to move forward in a more political and peaceful way and I have studied this and in my opinion had Collins not being shot it's very likely Ireland would be now a unified country.

Bring him back please 🙏😁

We need you now mike💚💚🇮🇪🇮🇪

This mane Dide For The Love Of Ireland 🇮🇪 I Wode Wat. Wood The Tink of Ireland 🇮🇪 Now I AM PROUD TO BE IRISH No matter 🙌 Wath God Bless 🙌 all Of yea PROUD IRISH mean 😀

I can't believe I have never heard this. Remembering you all week my hero.

It took a great a Great Irish Singer to sing a Beautiful Irish song 🎵 InMemory of ATrue And Great Irish Man. GOD BLESS YOU MICHAEL 🙏 ❤.

Dan Breen said he would lay down his life for Collins anytime. Good enough for me. Danny boy.

So beautiful I just love this song to say how M C was worshipped

Michael Collins Godfather of Urban Guerrilla Warfare. Never forget to give him his credit to the evolution of modern warefare

We will never know but Eamonn De Valera said Michael Collins will be remembered in Irish history more fondly than himself. Ireland's 32 our 4 Green Fields.

One of the the greatest man to walk the planet J M J. R I P

Michael Collins was a true hero and although he knew he was signing his own death warrant he did it to save civilians. I can't confirm but the rumour was that the British said if he didn't sign they would use the RAF to drop mustard gas bombs on civilians. He was a brave and courageous man who scrificed himself for Ireland. Although the partition of Ireland has caused suffering on both sides it looks like the Dream of a fully free and united Ireland is politicaly inevitable.

Peace be with you Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin.

You can this Late Great Son of Erin, How do So very much for the country that he loved more than life itself.R.I.P. A true Son of Erin.

if they had stood with him we have 32 countys a real hero hope he's in heaven

The greatest Irishman to have ever lived. And he died at only 32

My wife and I love this song my wife family is from Letterkenny

Beautiful song Ar dheis De go raibh a anam, Michael Collins.

Thank you for posting this vid and thanks to Johnny McEvoy for this song. Love you, Mick. R.I.P. Can't think of all the things you'd have achieved if you lived long enough.

class song micheal collins r.i.p

One of the best songs ever written.

BEAUTIFUL JOHNNY

a classic song from a living legend,and a gentleman, what song,s this man has written.

My paternal grandfather was a IRA volunterr from 1916 to 21 and although he named my father after Eamonn De Valera he said that if Michael Collins had lived he would have named my dad after him as he was pro treaty. My paternal grandmother's brothers were also involved but of the four brothers one became estranged as while they begrudgingly accepted the treaty he with cousins was anti treaty and fought at a low level in the civil war.It in my family literally turned brother against brothers. That said he did attend every family celebration such as weddings and funerals.

Collins was in a difficult position. He was trying to gather support for a Treaty that was unpopular with many, and was shot down because Dev made a childish refusal to accept that the people of Ireland had voted for Michael's treaty. It is my opinion that Dev saw him a threat to his power (Collins won the War of Independence, so he would've been a popular figure), so sent him to Britain when he knew that the British wouldn't give them the republic (I think that Dev would've gone himself if he thought for a second they would give them the republic). May General Michael Collins, The Man Who Won The War, and the finest man Ireland has ever produced, Rest In Peace. Respect from Australia P.S. May De Valera rot in Hell for eternity, the snivelling bugger.

I have loved your voice forever ie almost 50 years and it still lifts my heart, thank you so so much.

The balladeer in the world !!

Just wow. What a song. Straight to the Hart