Paweł Hamera
Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne, Tom XXIX, 2020, s. 65 - 79
https://doi.org/10.4467/2543733XSSB.20.006.12193The Face of Ireland and its Leaders on the Pages of the Krakow Press in the First Half of the 19th Century
In the 19th century, Poland and Ireland were often compared and parallels were drawn between the fate of the two Catholic nations. Irish and Polish nationalists inspired one another and they were interested in what was happening in either the Polish lands or Ireland. Polish insurrections drew particular interest in Ireland. Poles, on the other hand, were keen observers of Daniel O’Connell’s actions and agitation as well as the activity of the representatives of Young Ireland. In the 19th century, the similarities between Poland and Ireland were pointed out by politicians, travellers and they were also commented upon, inter alia, in the Irish, British, French, German and Polish press. The aim of this article is to discuss how the image of Ireland and its leaders was presented in the Krakow press in the first half of the 19th century.