Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons

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Irish Land War

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...e United States supporting the cause of Irish land reform and, eventually, Irish freedom. Reacting to the pro-English stance of most American newspapers concerning Ireland, in July 1882 Redpath bought the New York based newspaper McGee’s Illustrated Weekly from its publisher, Maurice Francis Egan and determined to make it a

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Pope

.... The organization’s work with immigrants led to deep connections with the Irish community. Tammany then used the Irish vote to keep its members in power. Due to its ties to the Irish Catholics and corruption under leader William Tweed, Nast believed Tammany was rotten to the core. “Tied to

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