Achill Missionary Herald and Western Witness (1837–1869) was an Irish Provincial Newspaper.
Edward Nangle as a means of furthering his Protestant evangelical views and his Achill Mission Colony on Achill Island in the predominantly Roman Catholic province of Connaught, Ireland.
[1] The first issue dated 31 July 1837 contained the statement that the paper would "bear a faithful and uncompromising testimony against the superstition and idolatry of the Church of Rome" and "proclaim the glorious truths of the Gospel."
[2] It was printed in Achill and was a constant source of irritation to the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Connaught.
[citation needed] There were conflicting views of Edward Nangle's legacy in the pages of The Church Advocate and the Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette following his death in 1883.