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His name has been mentioned but that is not evidence. Dalton was in the car with Collins. He admitted years later, but not at the time, that they were all drunk including Collins. Apparently Collins was very generous and treated all of them to drinks before they set out. Collins was also advised against going that route, but refused to believe that anybody would kill him in his own county.
We will never know the truth. Unfortunately I missed that programme on RTE I will have a look for it on the player.
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Emmet Dalton was not the commending officer of the convoy and all his advice was countermanded by Collins The Big Fellow name was not because he was tall he was five foot ten It was a nickname given to intolerant big heads Micheal was a wonderful administrator a sticker for detail and an extremely hard worker but was not a trained soldier And he paid the price for braking cover against advice everything they did was contrary to military procedures A shame because had he lived we may never have had Dev
PS Emmet Dalton was only twenty four
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Originally posted by losing the plot View PostEmmet Dalton was not the commending officer of the convoy and all his advice was countermanded by Collins The Big Fellow name was not because he was tall he was five foot ten It was a nickname given to intolerant big heads Micheal was a wonderful administrator a sticker for detail and an extremely hard worker but was not a trained soldier And he paid the price for braking cover against advice everything they did was contrary to military procedures A shame because had he lived we may never have had Dev
PS Emmet Dalton was only twenty four
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Last edited by Twobob; 30-08-2022, 08:00 PM.
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Originally posted by losing the plot View PostI know rasher and so was half the Free State Army and I know at least one other of the convoy the machine gunner was an exbrit soldier Have you watched Cold Case Collins it is well worth a watch
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Originally posted by rasher View PostI watched it and I wasnt surprised with the verdict as they had to go with the information they had I worked for a man in the sixties and he was a good historian he spoke with some of the people who were on that ambush and some of the locals at the time we would be in the office having our lunch and he would talk about the ambush he would show me using props where each ira man was positioned he would name them all and tell me it wasnt this one or that one because where Collins was when he was shot they couldnt see him and he always said it was one of his own and most likely Dalton thats why I say they should have allowed his body to be exhumed and end all the rumours
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