The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe, first published in May 1948 under Michael Traynor, was the official monthly organ of Sinn Féin sold by its members.
The first editor was Seán G. O’Kelly, based in an office at 38 South King Street in Dublin. The historian Éamonn MacThomáis edited the paper for a short while prior to the 1970 split in Sinn Féin.
Other editors of the paper included Seán Cronin, Seán Ó Brádaigh (1958–1960), Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Eoin Ó Murchú, Jackie Ward, Seamus Ó Tuathail, Denis Foley, and Tony Meade (1967).
After the split in the Irish Republican Movement in December 1969/January 1970, the title continued as the organ of Official Sinn Féin. Click The United Irishman (1970-1980) for that version of the newspaper.
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1955
 United Irishman (March) (2) |  The United Irishman (July) |  The United Irishman (August) |
 United Irishman (November) |
1956
 The United Irishman (June) |  The United Irishman (July) |  The United Irishman (August) |
 The United Irishman (October) |
(1) Donated by Colum Ó Ruairc
(2) Donated by Brian Hanley
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