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Southern Star is a weekly regional newspaper in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. It was founded in 1889 by brothers Florence and John O'Sullivan as the Cork County The Skibbereen Eagle, founded in 1857, was one of its rival newspapers in the 19th century. On the centenary of the event, Brendan McWilliams provided a slightly different account in The Irish Times, stating that on May 5, 1898, The Skibbereen Eagle's editorial stated, Southern Star will still keep their 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. It had become famous by declaring it was keeping an eye on the Czar of Russia. The Skibbereen Eagle eventually went out of business and was purchased by them in 1929.