NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALISM IN CORK, 1910-23

By Alan McCarthy, published Four Courts Press

Newspapers played a key role in shaping and reflecting public opinion in the Rebel County during the Irish Revolution. This book isn’t just concerned with the journalistic output of the period and their diverse political outlooks, but also their staff, engaging with newsboys and editors alike. These publications operated during an incredibly violent time but their employees did not sit on the sidelines, being centrally involved and experiencing very real danger. These papers also experienced censorship and suppression.

Light is shed on why the people of Kilworth were so frustrated with one particular title, that they took to dumping parcels of it in the local river. Apparently the “drowning” ceremony was watched by a large crowd!