Newspapers and Newsmakers: The Dublin Nationalist Press in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

by Ann Andrews

Book Overview

Focusing on the years 1842 to 1867, Newspapers and Newsmakers evaluates the impact of the Dublin nationalist press on the Irish nationalist cause in its aspirations to overthrow the 1800 Act of Union and establish an independent Irish nation. The Dublin nationalist journalists were totally immersed in Irish nationalist activities, whether by reporting news or creating it, often risking danger to themselves from the British government. Beginning with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800349092
• ISBN13: 9781800349094
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 288 Pages