Collins in London: A stage play by

Irish revolutionary Michael Collins is considered an icon in Ireland mainly due to his romantic adventures during the war of independence and the civil war that followed the treaty negotiations. Being shot at an ambush in Cork only enhanced his iconic status, certainly at the expense of De Valera who led the Irish nation for decades after the Treaty.What would have happened had Collins lived is a mute point. In the end he was a pragmatist and willing to compromise, hence his view that he wasn't going to go to war over a form of words.And as for the play itself, much is known about the visits Michael Collins made to London as part of the treaty negotiations in 1921 - however, much less is known about the nine years he spent in the capital working, at all places, at the Post Office Savings Bank.