Michael Collins was a hero of the Irish War of Independence. The leader of the guerilla forces that defeated the British. After the war of independence a horribly bitter civil war was fought. However, the death of Collins after an ambush in County Cork was mourned deeply by both sides. He is considered little less than a saint by the people of Ireland. He is the Irish JFK. The irish Gandhi. This film is the story of his death told by a man who was there on the day.