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The Journal, as it was widely known as, was the leading newspaper in Ireland throughout the 19th century. Contemporary sources record it being read to the largely illiterate population by priests and local teachers gathering in homes. It was mentioned in contemporary literature and was seen as symbolising Irish newspapers for most
The Nation was an Irish nationalist weekly newspaper, published in the 19th century. The Nation was printed first at 12 Trinity Street, Dublin from 15 October 1842 until 6 January 1844. The paper was afterwards published at 4 D'Olier Street from 13 July 1844, to 28 July 1848, when the issue for the following day was seized and the paper suppressed.
Richard Pigott was born in Ratoath, County Meath, in 1835.As a young man he supported Irish nationalism and worked on the publications The Nation and The Tablet before acting as manager of The Irishman, a newspaper founded by Denis Holland.
The Shamrock was an Irish literary newspaper published in Dublin from 1866 to 1912. [1] [2] [3] It was a nationalist weekly publication printed and circulated every Saturday.. Noteworthy illustrators, writers, and editors of the time, including William O'Brien, Ireland’s first investigative journalist, contributed to the p
It became an early and outspoken champion of poor farmers during the 19th century's Land War. With the passage of the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881, real reform began to take hold. Still, the newspaper continued to advocate for those who were still being "victimised" by unreasonable rents, the practice of using land courts (which were tilted ...
John Mitchel (Irish: Seán Mistéal; 3 November 1815 – 20 March 1875) was an Irish nationalist writer and journalist chiefly renowned for his indictment of British policy in Ireland during the years of the Great Famine.
The Belfast Morning News (from 1882 the Morning News and, for a brief period (1882–83) the Morning News and Examiner) was a daily newspaper in Ireland from 1855 until it merged with the Irish News in August 1892. It was published in Belfast. [1] It was owned by the family of Edmund Dwyer Gray and edited by P.J. Kelly. [2]
Thomas Osborne Davis (14 October 1814 – 16 September 1845) was an Irish writer; with Charles Gavan Duffy and John Blake Dillon, a founding editor of The Nation, the weekly organ of what came to be known as the Young Ireland movement.