Chapter 2 The Pale and Beyond: Leinster

Meath Chronicle

1897 Founded by Tom Daly with the assistance of his brother Michael.

1907 Printing operation moves from Kells to Navan.

1917 Acquired by James Davis following the death of the Daly brothers.

1897–1919 Edited successively by Tom Daly, Michael Daly, Michael Judge, and Hugh G. Smith.

1918 Printing machinery seized by Crown forces.

1919–60 Edited by Patrick Quilty.

Enniscorthy Echo

1902 Founded by group led by William Sears but also including Sir Thomas Esmonde, sitting MP for North Wexford, as financial backer.

1905 William Sears unsuccessfully seeks nomination as Irish Parliamentary Party candidate for South Mayo constituency. Sears transfers allegiance to Sinn Féin soon afterwards.

1907–9 Sir Thomas Esmonde leaves Irish Parliamentary Party to join Sinn Féin. On his return to the Irish Parliamentary Party Esmonde begins to sever his links with the paper.

1914 Paper comes to the attention of police authorities for the first time.

1916 Suppressed following Easter Rising and does not reappear until February 1917.

1918 William Sears elected as Sinn Féin MP for South Mayo.

1916–21 William Sears serves various terms of imprisonment along with other journalists from the paper.

1929 Death of William Sears.

Kilkenny People

1893 Founded by E.T. Keane and P.J. O’Keefe.

1916 Paper comes to the attention of the Press Censor in the aftermath of the Easter Rising.

1917 Keane arrested for making a seditious speech. Paper suppressed from July until October for infringing Defence of the Realm regulations.

1919 Paper suppressed from early August until mid-September for breaching Defence of the Realm regulations. Keane subsequently receives twentyeight- day prison sentence for possession of firearms.

1893–1945 E.T. Keane, editor–proprietor.

Midland Tribune

1881 Founded by three Catholic priests: Robert Little, Denis Sheehan, and Patrick Brennan.

1888 John Powell assumes proprietorship.

1892 Margaret Powell (wife of John) assumes legal ownership.

1901 Death of John Powell.

1912 James Pike appointed editor.

1919 Paper suppressed for one week in September for publishing advertisement for Dáil Éireann loan.

1892–1931 Margaret Powell, proprietor.

1912–48 James Pike, editor.

Chapter 3 West of the Shannon: Connacht

Tuam Herald

1837 Founded by Richard Kelly.

1884 R.J. Kelly assumes ownership.

1901 John Burke joins paper.

1884–1930 R.J. Kelly, editor–proprietor.

1930 R.J. Kelly sells paper.

1931 Death of R.J. Kelly, John Burke acquires paper.