NAAS, EDITORIALS FOR THE YEAR 1916
Galway-born brothers, Séumas and Michael O’Kelly, were both editors of the Leinster Leader during Ireland’s revolutionary period. Séumas was editor from 1906-1912, while Michael replaced his brother as editor when Séumas moved to Dublin.
Michael O’Kelly was also Officer Commanding the Irish Volunteers in Naas. His editorials should prove an interesting insight into the political scene through the eyes of an active Irish Nationalist and literary figure in the county during this seminal year in our history
Michael was interned, in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising, Séumas briefly replaced him until Michael was released from custody a few weeks later.
Every week we are republishing the Leinster Leader editorials of the O’Kelly Brotheres for the entire year of 1916.
Editorials of 1916
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 27 MAY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1916. THE SHOWING UP OF DUBLIN CASTLE The inquiry into the causes and circumstances of the insurrection has developed into a showing up [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 20 MAY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1916. THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND Mr. Asquith’s visit to Ireland has at least definitely led to one uncontrovertible result: it has raised a [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 13 MAY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916. FIXING THE RESPONSIBILTY It was only to be explained that following the first burst of horror and condemnation of the Dublin outbreak [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 6 MAY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1916. THE DUBLIN OUTBREAK Consternation is perhaps, a rather mild term to apply to the feeling produced in the country by the receipt [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 29 APRIL 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1916. AERIAL CRAFT IN THE WAR The part played be aerial craft in the war is, perhaps, one of the most [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 22 APRIL 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916. PEACE, AND TRADE POSSIBILITIES Although peace is not yet within sight, indications are not wanting that a termination of hostilities is not [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 15 APRIL 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1916. PUNCHESTOWN The great national race meeting at Punchestown this year, while having much of its former glamour spoiled by the [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 8 APRIL 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916. THE BUDGET The introduction of the fresh War Budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday, awaited with such anxious [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 1 APRIL 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916. AGITATION AGAINST OVER-TAXATION The agitation against the further taxation of Ireland inaugurated at the great meeting held in the Dublin [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 25 MARCH 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916. MUNITIONS WORKS FOR IRELAND The question of Ireland’s right to a share of the manufacture of munitions of war and [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 18 MARCH 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916. THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL. The recurrence of the National Festival is an event which once more brings to mind all those [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 11 MARCH 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916. THE LENTEN PASTORALS The Lenten Pastorals addressed by the Irish hierarchy to the people of their several dioceses and read [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 4 MARCH 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1916. FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCE. The state of the weather for the past week, with its abnormal snow fall, has been [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 26 FEBRUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916. MR. REDMOND’S RECRUITING MANIFESTO. The Manifesto issued by Mr. John Redmond. M.P., appealing to the remainder of the young men [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 19 FEBRUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. PARLIAMENT AND THE WAR. The re-opening of the Imperial Parliament on Tuesday was the principal event of importance of the [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 12 FEBRUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1916. THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY. The latest development in the international situation arising from the progress of the war, on which [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 5 FEBRUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1916. ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS OF THE WAR. The latest decision of the Coalition Government in conserving the supplies and resources [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 29 JANUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916. AMERICA AND THE WAR The attitude of the United States since the outbreak of the war has on more than one [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 22 JANUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1916. “Fides et Patria” TREASURY METHODS – WITHDRAWLS OF GRANTS The methods of the British Treasury in effecting retrenchment in the [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 15 JANUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916. CONSCRIPTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES The situation with regard to the Conscription Bill continued to be the all-absorbing topic of discussion [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 8 JANUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916. COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE The campaign of the conscriptionists has at length culminated in the adoption of the principle of compulsory [...]
LEINSTER LEADER EDITORIAL 1 JANUARY 1916
NAAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1916. A YEAR’S HISTORY The close of the year 1915 marks the end of a year that will go down to [...]
Séumas O’Kelly
