Reference code
IE CA CP/3/1/1/11/1
Title
Letters from Michael Knightly
Date(s)
- 6 Dec. 1939 (Creation)
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3 pp; Manuscript and typescript
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
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Letters from Michael Knightly (1888-1965), the government’s Chief Press Censor, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Knightly’s letter refers to the prohibition on the publication of images of coastal locations (such as Cobh, Mizen Head, and Portstewart Strand) and to restrictions on information received from foreign ‘wireless’ (telegraph or radio) sources.
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Note
For biographical information on Michael Knightly see https://www.dib.ie/biography/knightly-michael-t-a4598