▁Michigan ▁Law ▁School <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Kentucky ▁Irish ▁American ▁was ▁an ▁eth nic ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁which ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁Louis ville ' s ▁Irish ▁community . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁founded ▁by ▁William ▁M . ▁H igg ins . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁four - page ▁week ly . ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁would ▁run ▁the ▁paper ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁based ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁heavy - I r ish ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁L imer ick ▁at ▁ 3 1 9 ▁Green ▁Street , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁Irish ▁residents ▁began ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁L imer ick ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁The ▁Kentucky ▁Irish ▁American ▁was ▁distinct ly ▁Irish , ▁and ▁would ▁de ▁fact o ▁serve ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁paper ▁turned ▁to ▁local ▁affairs , ▁special izing ▁in ▁sh illing ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁it ▁regularly ▁def ended ▁its ▁community ▁from ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan . ▁ ▁Other ▁groups ▁that ▁the ▁paper ▁saw ▁as ▁enemies ▁were ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁ ▁It ▁ra iled ▁against ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ,