6-430: Illustrated Weekly or The Illustrated Weekly may refer to: Redpath's Illustrated Weekly The Illustrated Times Weekly Newspaper The Illustrated Weekly Hudd The Illustrated Weekly of India Weekly Illustrated See also [ edit ] Illustrated (disambiguation) Illustrated Magazine Illustrated News Topics referred to by
12-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Redpath%27s Illustrated Weekly Redpath's Illustrated Weekly was a newspaper based out of New York City in the 1880s that was dedicated to the interests of the Irish. James Redpath , an American abolitionist turned publisher, traveled to western Ireland to report on famine and the land war in 1880–1881. Upon his return to New York Redpath founded this newspaper under
18-536: The name Redpath's McGee Illustrated Weekly and subsequently changed its name to Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly in September 1882. He intended for the paper to retaliate against the majority of American papers that ridiculed the Irish cause. The paper supported the Land League and its leaders in Irish politics and purported that James Redpath, its editor, “will contribute to ever number an original letter on
24-591: The opressionso of the British Government and the Irish Landlords in Ireland of today, drawn from Land League official documents and personal notes and private letters from distinguished Irish Priests and Patriots, at his exclusive possession.” Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly also boasted sections for ‘Our Boys and Girls,’ the latest of Irish and American humor, the latest trends of fashion from
30-620: The periodicals of Paris, Berlin, and London, and finally pictures of Irish life and prominent Irishmen. Alfred Aylward, a Boer Leader; John Boyle O’Reilly , Editor of the Boston Pilot; Dr. Robert Dwyer Joyce , Irish poet and writer; and Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel represent a sampling of the Irishmen of distinction featured through prominent sketches and articles gracing the covers and pages of Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly . The American Catholic Historical Society owns and maintains
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