Detailed Record
Achill Missionary Herald and Western Witness, The
vol 1 no 1, 31 Jul 1837 - vol 32 no 389, 14 Dec 1869
then: Irish Church Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald, The. vol 33 no 390, 01 Jan 1870 - vol 36, 1873
then: Irish Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald, The. no 445 01 Aug 1874 - no 452, 01 March 1875
then: Irish Advocate and Missionary Herald. no 453, 01 Apr 1875 - no 461 01 Dec 1875
then: Irish Church Advocate, The. vol 1 no 1 [2s], Jan 1876 - vol 3 no 43, 01 Jul 1879
then: Church Advocate, The. vol 4 [3s], 01 Aug 1879 - vol 14, 15 Nov 1891
then: Irish Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald, The. no 445 01 Aug 1874 - no 452, 01 March 1875
then: Irish Advocate and Missionary Herald. no 453, 01 Apr 1875 - no 461 01 Dec 1875
then: Irish Church Advocate, The. vol 1 no 1 [2s], Jan 1876 - vol 3 no 43, 01 Jul 1879
then: Church Advocate, The. vol 4 [3s], 01 Aug 1879 - vol 14, 15 Nov 1891
Achill,Mayo (1869)
Arklow,Wicklow
Dublin,Dublin (1870)
Editor:
Edward Nangle (Rev.)
Publisher:
The Advocate (1870 - 1873)
George Awe
Michael Daly
George Awe
Michael Daly
Printer:
Wm. Pugh
Contributors:
J.S.B. Morrell (L.L.D. 1876)
Size:
27cm; 20pp (1876)
Price:
4s (1837); 5s/a (1869); 3s/a (1870); 3d 4d st (1878); 2d
Circulation:
2,700 (1850); stamps issued in 1850: 32,000
Frequency:
monthly (last Wed); irregularly (1870-1873)
Issued by:
Missionary Society for Achill
Departments:
church news, advertising, new publications, business notices, public notices, Church of Ireland home missions, monthly summary, critical and expository readings, articles, poetry, legal enquiries, correspondence , literary notices, diocesan church news, clerical meetings, society reports, b/m/d, miscellaneous (1876)
Orientation:
reformation; Church of Ireland; anti-Catholic; anti-Unitarian; conservative
Sources:
Brown, Stephen J. The Press in Ireland. Dublin: Browne and Nolan Ltd., 1937, p.98.; COPAC; IBL 2:5 (Dec 1910), p. 65.; Inglis, Brian. The Freedom of the Press in Ireland 1784-1841. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1975.
Histories:
Altholz, Josef L. The Religious Press in Britain, 1760-1900. Greenwood Press: 1989.; Cronin, Maura. "Provincial Publishing." Oxford History of the Irish Book. vol 4. pp.47-72.; Mitchell's Newspaper Press Directory.; McClelland, William Johnston, p.12.
Comments:
Cronin quotes its strongly worded objective of "'exhibiting the principles and progress of Christ's kingdom, and exposing errors and abominations of that section of the rival Kingdom of Antichrist, commonly called the papacy.'"
Its subscribers paid in advance, originally paying 4s, which was later raised to 5s annually.
This was one of two Irish Church publications that continued after disestablishment (Altholz 43). Altholz later claims that an Achill Missionary Magazine was an Anglican publication that aimed to "convert Irish Catholics as if they had been heathen" (52). However, it is uncertain whether he is referring to the same paper.
Nangle wanted William Johnston, a key voice of the Orangemen in Ulster publishing, to edit the paper, but Johnston, despite his admiration for Nangle, declined (McClelland 12).
Nangle's own views against Catholicism worked their way into his printing and, as the owner of a printing press, he was able to disseminate these views easily.
Altholz says that this publication, "at first quite crude, grew in importance as it became the spearhead of a Protestant crusade in Ireland" (21).
Circulated throughout the United Kingdom, Paris, Bourdeaux, Brussels, New Zealand, Van Dieman's Land, Calcutta, Madras, China, New York, Quebec. Printed at Dugort, Achill; volume for 1868 printed in Dublin. After the title change in 1870 to The Irish Church Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald, there was a reduction in subscription cost and extended circulation.
"In April 1838 Dublin University Magazine, a prosperous Tory periodical whose literary merits even its political opponents admitted, accused the government of refusing the Achill Missionary Herald the usual press postage facilities (on the grounds that it was not a newspaper) for political reasons. But this was the first attempt, the writer admitted, 'to carry out the despotic principles of whiggery to the extent of a censorship of the press'" (Inglis, p. 210).
Colindale lists title changes and issue numbers as follows: The Irish Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald no 445- 452 (01 Aug 1874-01 Mar 1875); The Irish Advocate and Missionary Herald no 453-461 (01 Apr-01 Dec 1875); The Irish Church Advocate vol 1:1-3:43 2s (01 Jan 1876-01 Jul 1879); The Church Advocate vol 3:44-14:190 (01 Aug 1879-15 Nov 1891). These dates conflict with Brown who suggests that The Irish Church Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald ran from 1868 - 1897: "The word Achill was later dropped from the title. That is vols. xxxi-xxxvi of The Achill Missionary Herald, ed. Nangle. In 1876 a new series began."
Issues no 1-384 in Colindale are listed under Achill Island; no 445-vol 14:190 are listed under Dublin.
Its subscribers paid in advance, originally paying 4s, which was later raised to 5s annually.
This was one of two Irish Church publications that continued after disestablishment (Altholz 43). Altholz later claims that an Achill Missionary Magazine was an Anglican publication that aimed to "convert Irish Catholics as if they had been heathen" (52). However, it is uncertain whether he is referring to the same paper.
Nangle wanted William Johnston, a key voice of the Orangemen in Ulster publishing, to edit the paper, but Johnston, despite his admiration for Nangle, declined (McClelland 12).
Nangle's own views against Catholicism worked their way into his printing and, as the owner of a printing press, he was able to disseminate these views easily.
Altholz says that this publication, "at first quite crude, grew in importance as it became the spearhead of a Protestant crusade in Ireland" (21).
Circulated throughout the United Kingdom, Paris, Bourdeaux, Brussels, New Zealand, Van Dieman's Land, Calcutta, Madras, China, New York, Quebec. Printed at Dugort, Achill; volume for 1868 printed in Dublin. After the title change in 1870 to The Irish Church Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald, there was a reduction in subscription cost and extended circulation.
"In April 1838 Dublin University Magazine, a prosperous Tory periodical whose literary merits even its political opponents admitted, accused the government of refusing the Achill Missionary Herald the usual press postage facilities (on the grounds that it was not a newspaper) for political reasons. But this was the first attempt, the writer admitted, 'to carry out the despotic principles of whiggery to the extent of a censorship of the press'" (Inglis, p. 210).
Colindale lists title changes and issue numbers as follows: The Irish Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald no 445- 452 (01 Aug 1874-01 Mar 1875); The Irish Advocate and Missionary Herald no 453-461 (01 Apr-01 Dec 1875); The Irish Church Advocate vol 1:1-3:43 2s (01 Jan 1876-01 Jul 1879); The Church Advocate vol 3:44-14:190 (01 Aug 1879-15 Nov 1891). These dates conflict with Brown who suggests that The Irish Church Advocate and Achill Missionary Herald ran from 1868 - 1897: "The word Achill was later dropped from the title. That is vols. xxxi-xxxvi of The Achill Missionary Herald, ed. Nangle. In 1876 a new series began."
Issues no 1-384 in Colindale are listed under Achill Island; no 445-vol 14:190 are listed under Dublin.
Location:
BL/C-3; Mayo Co Lib (1843-1849, 1853-1855); DB/U-1 A vol 1-36 (1837-1873); LO/N38 A no 1-384 (31 Jul 1837-08 Jun 1869, 1874-1875 1879-1881); OX/U-1 A vol 1:1- 3:29, 31, 42, vol 39:465-48:624 (1837-1840, 1876-1889, [wanting vol 2:30]); LO/N38 A no 445-452, 453-461, vol l:l-vol 3:43 2s, vol 3:44-14:190 (01 Aug 1874-01 Mar 1875, 01 Apr-01 Dec 1875, 01 Jan 1876-01 Jul 1879, 01 Aug 1879-15 Nov 1891); MA/U-1 A (1847, 1863-); ED/N-1 A vol 1:4[2s]-2:23, wanting 1:5 (1876-1877 inc). The full text is available on CENGAGE from Gale, and Google Books vol 1,3 ns (1876, 1879-1880)
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