The family tree of General Michael Collins (1890-1922)

No, I am not going to publish it here, but I often see questions about it out on genealogy forums so I will post on how to obtain a copy of it, as it is copyrighted material.

You can send a message to copy-orders at nli.ie (replace at with a @) and inquire about the family tree compiled by Michael Collins-Powell.  It is document #40,430/17.  There is a small fee for copying and sending it back to you by regular mail.

Members of my family have told me we are related, and since everything else they've told me that I've been able to confirm has panned out, I would not expect this to be false.  However, no one I've talked to knows how we are related, or even through what line we are related (the wide presumption is through Granddad's patrilineal Collins line) and, given the state of existence of Irish genealogical records, I do not expect to be able to establish a paper trail.

By the way, never take somebody's word for it over the Internet what his, or anybody's family history is.  Check on sources yourself.

Update: If you are looking for information on General Michael Collins, do not email me. Post your questions on public genealogy forums. You'll find a list of forums on this page. Thank you.