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.
1948
1949
1950
1951
 The United Irishman (March) |  The United Irishman (September) |  The United Irishman (July 1951) (1) |
 The United Irishman (June 1951) (1) |  The United Irishman (May 1951) (1) |  The United Irishman (August 1951) (1) |
1952
1953
1954
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) |
1957
 The United Irishman (January) |  The United Irishman (February) |  The United Irishman (March) |
 The United Irishman (April) |  The United Irishman (December 1957) |  The United Irishman (December 1957) |
1958
 The United Irishman (February) |  The United Irishman (March) |  The United Irishman (April) |
 The United Irishman (August) |  The United Irishman (September) |
1959
 The United Irishman (January) |  The United Irishman (April) |  The United Irishman (May) |
 The United Irishman (July) |
1961
 The United Irishman (December 1961) |  The United Irishman (June 1961) |  The United Irishman (August 1961) |
 The United Irishman (October 1961) |  The United Irishman (November 1961) |
1962
1963
1964
 The United Irishman (February 1964) |  The United Irishman (January 1964) |  The United Irishman (February 1964) |
1967
 The United Irishman (June 1967) |  The United Irishman (January 1967) |  The United Irishman (January 1967) |
 The United Irishman (April 1967) |  The United Irishman (February 1967) |  The United Irishman (May 1967) |
1968
1969
 The United Irishman (August 1969) |  The United Irishman (June 1969) (1) |  The United Irishman (October 1969) |
 The United Irishman (May 1969) |
(1) Donated by Colum Ó Ruairc
(2) Donated by Brian Hanley
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