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|name = Béal na Blá | ||
| |other_name = Béal na |
|other_name = Béal Átha na Bláiche | ||
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'''Béal na Blá''' ({{gaeltacht place name|Bealnablath|mouth of the ford of the buttermilk}}),<ref name="PDI"></ref> often incorrectly called Béal na mBláth, is a small village on the R585 road in ], ]. Both ''Bláth'' or ''Bláiche'' are variations of the word ''bláthach'',<ref name="PDI"/> meaning literally "flowery" or "floral", or in this case "]". | ||
| The area is best known as the site of the ambush and assassination of ], ] and ] of the ], on 22 August 1922, during the ].<ref>Hopkinson, Michael. 1988. Green Against Green: the Irish civil war. Page 177.</ref> Commemorations are held on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of his death. A memorial cross stands at the site of the shooting on a ] which was a dirt road when Collins was shot. A small white cross marks the spot where he fell. | The area is best known as the site of the ambush and assassination of ], ] and ] of the ], on 22 August 1922, during the ].<ref>Hopkinson, Michael. 1988. Green Against Green: the Irish civil war. Page 177.</ref> Commemorations are held on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of his death. A memorial cross stands at the site of the shooting on a ] which was a dirt road when Collins was shot. A small white cross marks the spot where he fell. | ||
| The literal translation of "Béal na mBláth" in English is "mouth of the flowers"; the Irish ] considers this version of the name to have no historical linguistic evidence, and it lists the location as "Béal na Blá" instead. The meaning of "blá" is unclear in this context, but it may mean "green" or "lawn".<ref name="PDI"/> | |||
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| Béal na Blá Béal Átha na Bláiche | |
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 Cross commemorating where Michael Collins, leader of the Irish Army, was killed in August 1922. | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
Béal na Blá (meaning "mouth of the ford of the buttermilk", anglicised as Bealnablath), often incorrectly called Béal na mBláth, is a small village on the R585 road in County Cork, Ireland. Both Bláth or Bláiche are variations of the word bláthach, meaning literally "flowery" or "floral", or in this case "buttermilk".
The area is best known as the site of the ambush and assassination of Michael Collins, Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the Irish Army, on 22 August 1922, during the Irish Civil War. Commemorations are held on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of his death. A memorial cross stands at the site of the shooting on a local road 1 kilometre south of the village which was a dirt road when Collins was shot. A small white cross marks the spot where he fell.
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- Hopkinson, Michael. 1988. Green Against Green: the Irish civil war. Page 177.
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