The Story of Michael Collins, the Easter Rising and Ireland's path to freedom on DVD plus unique memorabilia expertly recreated from original items.

Hang Up Your Brightest Colours & Achieving Freedom DVD:

Kenneth Griffith's moving documentary on the life and death of Michael Collins, 'Hang Up Your Brightest Colours', was originally judged to be too controversial for TV audiences. Told using Griffith's uniquely dramatic storytelling techniques, and banned from our screens for two decades, the film paints a vivid portrait of a man prepared to give everything he had for the sake of liberty and the concept of unity.
Featuring archive footage of Collins and his contemporaries, and visiting many authentic locations from Collins' life, the film is complemented by 'Achieving Freedom', a look back at Ireland's long path to independence. An important historic record for anyone interested in Ireland's past, these films are also powerful and heartfelt testaments to those men and women who risked their lives for their country.

Memorabilia:

A collection of Irish Revolution memorabilia created from original materials at The National Archives including:

A reproduction of the original 1916 Proclamation Of The Republic.
An original 19th century Map of Ireland.
Official Government Communications relating to the prisoners Terence MacSweeney and Countess Markiewicz.
Police Surveillance Notes on Michael Collins, and warrant for his arrest.
An Equipment List for the Irish Volunteers.
Application forms for Michael Collins' National Loan of 1919.
A reproduction Letter from Prison from captured Easter Rising leader Patrick Pearse.
Illustrations shoing scenes from the 1916 Rising.
A County Inspector's Report on Sinn Fein and IRA activity in Galway, March 1921.
A replica ticket to the infamous Bloody Sunday Gaelic football match at Croke Park in 1920.
A set of 7 Original Postcards showing scenes from Dublin following the Easter Rising.