Béal na Bláth

Béal na Bláth
Village
Cross commemorating where Michael Collins was killed nearby in August 1922
Béal na Bláth
Location in County Cork
Coordinates: 51°49′18″N 8°51′20″W / 51.821751°N 8.855673°W / 51.821751; -8.855673
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork

Béal na Bláth or Béal na Blá (anglicised Bealnablath or Bealnabla) is a small village on the R585 road in County Cork, Ireland. The area is best known as the site of the ambush and death of the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins in 1922.

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