An Claidheamh Soluis
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | broadsheet |
| Owner | Gaelic League |
| Editor | Pádraig Pearse, Eoin Mac Néill |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Political alignment | Nationalist / Republican |
| Ceased publication | 1931 |
An Claidheamh Soluis ("The Sword of Light"; Irish: [ə ˈklˠiːw ˈsɔlˠɪɕ]) was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League).
Eoin MacNeill was its first editor, overseeing its publication from 1899 to 1901.[1] In 1900 the League took control of the weekly bilingual paper Fáinne an Lae, when its editor went bankrupt. Fáinne an Lae was merged with An Claidheamh Soluis under the title An Claidheamh Soluis agus Fáinne an Lae.[2]
From, 1903 to 1909 the paper was edited by Pádraig Pearse, the educationalist and barrister who later became a key figure in the Easter Rising in 1916. Under his editorship the paper played a prominent role in the Irish Literary Revival, publishing original literary works in both Irish and English and devoting considerable space to commentary on cultural matters.[2]
The paper continued under the names Fáinne an Lae (1918–19, 1922–30) and Misneach (1919–22), reverting briefly to An Claidheamh Soluis in 1930–1. It was discontinued after 1932.[2]
In 1966 the Claidheamh Solais ('The Sword of Light') was carved by hand to commemorate the golden jubilee of the 1916 rising. It was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League), edited from 1903 by Padráig Pearse, an Irish educationalist and barrister who later became a key figure in the Easter Rising in 1916. The Sword of Light Dagger was carved from silver (Thomas O'Connor & Sons Jewelers, Harold's Cross Dublin 1966) by Noel Nolan & Noel Kenny.
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