The "Big Fellow" armoured car, named after General Michael Collins entering Portobello (later Cathal Brugha) Barracks. This was during the handover by the British Army in 1922 following the establishment of the Irish Free State after the signing of the Anglo-IrishTreaty.


Size: 4500px × 2837px
Location: Cathal Brugha Barracks, City of Dublin, Ireland.
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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