Achill Missionary Herald and Western Witness

Achill Missionary Herald and Western Witness (1837-1869) was an Irish Provincial Newspaper.

Founded by Rev. Edward Nangle as a means of furthering his Protestant evangelical views and his Achill Mission Colony on Achill Island in the predominantly Roman Catholic province of Connaught, Ireland.[1]

The first issue dated 31 July 1837 contained the statement that the paper would "bear a faithful and uncompromising testimony against the superstition and idolatry of the Church of Rome" and "proclaim the glorious truths of the Gospel."

It was printed in Achill and was a constant source of irritation to the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Connaught. In October 1869, the publication was renamed The Achill Missionary Herald and Irish Church Advocate; in April 1875 it became it became The Irish Advocate and Missionary Herald and The Irish Church Advocate a year later.

There were conflicting views of Edward Nangle's legacy in the pages of The Church Advocate and the Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette following his death in 1883.[2]

References

D.J.Hickey & J.E.Doherty. A Dictionary of Irish History. Gill & MacMillan. Ireland 1980. p2 ISBN 0-7171-1567-4


  1. Byrne, Patricia (2018). The Preacher and the Prelate - The Achill Mission Colony and the Battle for Souls in Famine Ireland. Ireland: Merrion Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 9781785371721.
  2. Byrne, Patricia. "Weapons of his own Forging: Edward Nangle, Controversial in Life and in Death". The Irish Story. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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