''The Gaelic American'' was an

Irish nationalist Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cu ...

newspaper published in the United States from 1903 to 1951 that was, along with the ''Irish Nation'', owned by

John Devoy John Devoy ( ga, Seán Ó Dubhuí, ; 3 September 1842 – 29 September 1928) was an Irish republican rebel and journalist who owned and edited ''The Gaelic American'', a New York weekly newspaper, from 1903 to 1928. Devoy dedicated over 60 ...

. It was re-launched as an online news publication in 2021.

History

A weekly publication of the organization that eventually came to be known as

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, it was amongst the foremost Irish ethnic newspapers until the

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when its readership declined. It had at various times as its editor George Freeman and

. Between its establishment in 1903 and the early 1920s, the paper vehemently supported Irish republicanism and the use of physical force to achieve independence. In contrast to other Irish-American papers such as the ''Irish World'', the ''Gaelic American'' supported the pro-Republic Clan na Gael organization and denounced the American wing of John Redmond's more moderate Irish Parliamentary Party, which advocated for Home Rule within the British Empire. In its early years, the paper also collaborated extensively with the Indian nationalist organisations in Britain and the United States, most notably the

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in London and its sister organisations in

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. It reprinted articles from ''

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'' and editor George Freeman was a close associate of

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. The paper in 1910s also developed close cooperation with

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and its facilities were used for printing Das's nationalist politician journal, ''Free Hindustan''. In 1951 the paper was acquired by ''The Irish World and American Industrial Liberator''. On July 4, 2021, The Gaelic American was re-launched as “An Online News Publication Dedicated to the Cause of Irish Unity, the Irish Language, and the Interests of Irish-America.” The website link i
www.gaelicamerican.com

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''The Gaelic American''
at Villanova University's Digital Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaelic American, The Catholic newspapers published in the United States History of Sinn Féin Irish-American press Newspapers published in the San Francisco Bay Area Publications disestablished in 1951 Publications established in 1903