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Opening Page ofMetempsychosis by Thomas MacDonagh
Thomas MacDonagh's second play Metempsychosis (1912)First printed in The Irish Review, the play is a satire of theosophy and occultism. It was first performed on 18,19, 20 April 1912 by the Theatre of Ireland, a company formed in 1906 from a number…

Photograph of advertising page for theIrish Review.
Advertising page of the Irish Review showcasing, among others, ads for MacDonagh's book of poetry Songs of Myself and for the Modernist magazine Open Window.

Photograph of the Irish Reviewcover for the first issue, March 1911.
Cover of the first issue of the Irish Review, March 1911. The subheading defines the Review as 'A Monthly Magazine of Irish Literature, Arts and Science'.

Photographs for Oliver St. John Gogarty's article 'The Need of Medical Inspection of School Children in Ireland'
Photographs of emaciated Irish children illustrating Oliver St. John's Gogarty's article 'The Need of Medical Inspection of School Children in Ireland' published in the Irish Review in March 1912.

Photograph of James Connolly's article 'Labour in Dublin' (Irish ReviewOctober 1913)
Article by James Connolly entitled 'Labour in Dublin' published in the Irish Review in October 1913. In this piece Connolly discusses the notion of 'sympathetic strike' as an effective instrument for exploted workers during industrial agitation.

Frontispiece of the Irish Review (July 1912)
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington's article about the Women's Movement in Ireland appeared in the Irish Review in July 1912, on the eve of her imprisonment following a demonstration of the Irish Women’s Franchise League in June 1912. As Maria Luddy documents,…

Photograph of the article by Shan Van Vocht (Roger Casement) in the Irish Review July 1913
Roger Casement’s article, ‘Ireland, Germany and the next War,’ was published in the Irish Review in July 1913 and presents possible scenarios for Ireland in the context of the Home Rule bill and of the growing European tensions. In the Review…

Photograph of the opening page of P.H. Pearse's translations from the Irish 'Specimens from an Irish Anthology' Irish Review April 1911
Opening page of P.H. Pearse's translations from the Irish 'Specimens from an Irish Anthology'. 'Specimens from an Irish Anthology was a series of six translations from Irish lyrics that appeared in the Irish Review in from March to Jun 1911 and in…

Photograph of pages from the first issue of the Irish Review with Thomas MacDonagh's and Mary Maguire's contributions
Pages from the first issue of the Irish Review (March 1911) showcasing Thomas MacDonagh’s English translation of Catullus’s Carmen VIII and Mary Maguire’s essay on J.M. Synge, most likely reviewing ‘The Works of John M. Synge’ published by Maunsel…

Photograph of page with 'Some Opinions Respecting the First Number' of theIrish Review
Page with 'Some Opinions Respecting the First Number' of the Irish Review published in the April 1911 issue. In this page, reviewers from a variety of newspapers and periodicals comment on the inaugural issue of the Review.
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