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The final issue of the Irish Review features another 'Manifesto to the Irish Volunteers' a document which illustrates the 1914 Volunteer split following Redmond’s exhortation to the Irish Volunteers to fight in the First World War. The foundational…

Frontispiece of the first issue of the Irish Review, March 1911. On the left, plate by William Orpen 'The Fairy Ring'; on the right the first page of the introductory editorial containing the Review's declarations of intent.

Frontispiece of the Irish Review (May 1911) with a plate by Irish painter Norman Morrow entitled 'South Holland Types'. Norman Morrow (1879-1917) and his brother Jack Morrow (1872-1926) both contributed paintings in the Irish Review and were active…

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,…

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'.

Cover of the final issue of the Irish Review spanning three months (September to November 1914). The subheading defines the Review as 'A Monthly Magazine of Irish Politics, Literature and Art'.

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.

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…

Playbill of the Irish Theatre in Harwicke Street (June-July 1915) for Uncle Vanya Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts by Anton Tchekoff. The play was performed in Hardwicke Street for six nights from 28 June to 4 July 1915. Checkov along with…

Playbill of the Irish Theatre in Harwicke Street (April 1915) for: Pagans by Thomas MacDonagh; The Walls of Athens by Eimar O’Duffy. Both plays were produced for the first time in 1915. Pagans will only be published in book form in 1920, whereas…