In Fitzgerald Park, near the Cork Public Museum, you will find this bust of Michael Collins. Collins was a major figure in Irish history after the Easter Rising of 1916 -- especially in regards to the Anglo-Irish war (also known as the Irish War of Independence) and the Irish Civil War. He was born in County Cork -- and he was killed in the county too; surprisingly not too far from where he had grown up. Wikipedia actually has a decent article for basic information on Collins.
At the front of the statue the following is carved:
MICHAEL Ó Coileáin
1890 - 1922
DONATED
BY CON MURPHY
TO THE PEOPLE
OF CORK
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