Northern Star (newspaper Of The Society Of United Irishmen)
The Northern Star was the newspaper of the Society of United Irishmen, which was published from 1792 until its suppression by the British army in May 1797.
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—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)
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