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Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

02.10.2024

Our 1,000th post notes upcoming AJHA paper presentation | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

I will present my above titled paper at the American Journalism Historians Association's 43rd Annual Conference, Oct. 3-5, in Pittsburgh. The paper explores how the weekly Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper reported—or ignored—two of the most violent episodes in twentieth century Irish history. Both events—in November 1920 in Dublin, and in January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland—came…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

06.10.2024

Ireland’s ‘Bloody Sundays’ and The Pittsburgh Catholic, Part 1 | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

This two-part post explores how the weekly Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper reported—or ignored—two of the most violent episodes in twentieth century Irish history. Both events—in November 1920 in Dublin, and in January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland—came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”[n]Several violent episodes in history have been described as “Bloody Sunday,” including the March…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

10.10.2024

Ireland’s ‘Bloody Sundays’ and The Pittsburgh Catholic, Part 2 | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

This two-part post explores how the weekly Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper reported—or ignored—two of the most violent episodes in twentieth century Irish history. Both events—in November 1920 in Dublin, and in January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland—came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.” Pittsburgh, and the Catholic, had strong ties to Ireland through immigration. These two…

Mark Holan's Irish-American Blog

17.10.2024

‘Special relationship’ or the fading of the green? | Mark Holan's Irish American Blog

This month marks the 100th anniversary of official diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland. In presenting his credentials to US President Calvin Coolidge, Irish professor Timothy A. Smiddy became not only the first minister plenipotentiary appointed by the Irish Free State, but also the first representative from any member of the British Commonwealth.…

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