[1] On the centenary of the event, Brendan McWilliams gave a slightly different account in The Irish Times, saying that on 5 September 1898 The Skibbereen Eagle's editorial stated "We will still keep our eye on the Emperor of Russia and on all such despotic enemies, whether at home or abroad, of human progression and man's natural rights.".
[3] From April 1918 to June 1948 the paper was published as Réalt a' Deiscirt, the Irish translation of Southern Star.
From January 1987 the respective font sizes of the two titles varied and in September 2010 the Irish version was removed.
[4] One of the early editors of The Southern Star was D. D. Sheehan, and the paper included amongst its shareholders Michael Collins.
[1] The Southern Star is the largest selling newspaper in Cork county, employing about 30 people and has a weekly readership of over 50,000.