The name ''Cork Constitution'' can refer to two different newspapers that were published in

Cork city Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ...

. The ''Cork Advertiser'', which was published from 1799 to 1824, called itself the ''Cork Constitution'' in 1823. The ''Cork Morning Post'', which started publication in 1822 and ceased in 1924 renamed itself the ''Cork Constitution'' in 1873. In 1892, the newspaper's staff founded the rugby club of the same name, which still exists. In its second incarnation, the ''Cork Constitution'' supported the union of Ireland with Great Britain, was the paper favoured by the Protestant population and patronised by clergymen of the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

as well by officers of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

who were stationed in the area. The paper ceased publication shortly after Irish independence.

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