''Redpath's Illustrated Weekly'' was a

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

based out of New York City in the 1880s that was dedicated to the interests of the Irish.

History

James Redpath James Redpath (August 24, 1833 in Berwick upon Tweed, England – February 10, 1891, in New York, New York) was an American journalist and anti-slavery activist. Life In 1848 or 1849, Redpath and his family emigrated from Scotland to a farm nea ...

, 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 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 The Irish National Land League ( Irish: ''Conradh na Talún''), also known as the Land League, was an Irish political organisation of the late 19th century which organised tenant farmers in their resistance to exactions of landowners. Its prima ...

and its leaders in Irish politics and purported that James Redpath, its editor, “will contribute to ever number an original letter on 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.”Collection/American Catholic Historical Society/Newspapers and Magazines/Redpath Weekly/RedpathWeekly-00010.xml "Redpath's Illustrated Weekly"
September 30, 1882. Retrieved 2011-2-17. ''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 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 Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836–1883) was an Irish poet, writer, and collector of traditional Irish music. Early life and family He was born in Glenosheen, County Limerick, Ireland, where his parents, Garret and Elizabeth (née O'Dwyer) Joyce, liv ...

, Irish poet and writer; and Archbishop

Thomas Croke Thomas William Croke D.D. (28 May 1824 – 22 July 1902) was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1870–74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement, especially as a ...

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 a run of 95 issues of this defunct periodical at the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. These same issues have been digitized by

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

's Digital Library and can be accessed at the external link.

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