The Pale and Beyond: Leinster

Abstract

This chapter concentrates on regional newspapers in Leinster (excluding Dublin) and presents an overview of the regional press in the province during the 1914-21 period. A brief history of some of the main newspapers is provided while some of the key figures involved in those titles are also considered. However, the chapter specifically focuses on four titles, the Meath Chronicle, Enniscorthy Echo, Kilkenny People, and Midland Tribune, papers that came to be regarded as Sinn Féin or republican organs. Individual sections document the origins and history of each title while the key figures involved in of each of these publications are also profiled. Additionally, the editorial commentary of all four papers between 1914 and 1921 is reviewed and analysed. All of these titles were subjected to varying degrees of censorship and suppression while in some cases editors or proprietors were arrested and imprisoned. The experiences of each of these newspapers are documented in this chapter.