Dublin Penny Journal
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The Dublin Penny Journal was a weekly newspaper
, and later series of published volumes, originating from Dublin, Ireland
, between 1832 and 1836. Published each Saturday, by J. S. Folds, George Petrie and Caesar Otway, the Dublin Penny Journal concerned itself with matters of Irish history, legend
, topography
and Irish identity – illustrating itself with a number of maps and wood-cuts. While originally a paper of low-circulation – numbering only a few thousand in its first edition – the Dublin Penny Journals popularity led to increased productivity. By the cessation of publication in 1836, 206 works had been published in four volumes, and were sold wholesale in London
, Liverpool
, Manchester
, Birmingham
, Edinburgh
, Glasgow
, New York
, Philadelphia, Boston
and Paris
.
. It featured on its front page an illustration of "The Custom House and Harbour of Dublin" and its first article, "Historical Notive of the City of Dublin". Other articles of the first publication included "the Age of Brass", "Agriculture", "A Visit to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of Dublin, "Account of a Pestilence that raged in Ireland in the Year 1348" written by John Clyn, a friar from Kilkenny
, and a collection of "Legends and Stories of Ireland". The next 26 publications were printed through until December 29, forming 216 pages of journal which would be assembled into the first of four volumes by June 25, 1833. The inclusion of several pieces of Irish culture, heritage and legend attracted a number of nationalist
works; including Terence O'Toole's National Emblems which opened the second publication on July 7 with "Sir - Your wood-cut is, to my apprehension, as full of meaning to an Irishman, as any emblematic device I have seen. It represents peculiar marks or tokens or Ireland, which are dear to my soul." The preface to the first volume of all publications between 1832–1833 discussed that the volumes were "calculated to effect a public good... by exciting a national and concordant feeling in a country in which there is, as yet, so much of discord and party." By 1833, the journal had expanded to include more writers, such as C. P. Meehan, Philip Dixon Hardy, James Clarence Mangan
, and John O'Donovan
. Mangan in particular worked to translate German sources
for the journal, and wrote letters under a pseudonym
discussing the difficulties of the Irish language
.
The Dublin Penny Journal continued to publish volumes through until 1836. From the 53rd publication on July 6, 1833, a second volume was compiled – containing all publications from then to the 104th on June 28, 1834. This was published in June 1834 from the newly acquired Penny Journal Office in Dublin and featured a harp and crown on the cover, cast above various items of Irish symbolism, including weapons and shamrocks
. Numbers 105 –156; July 5, 1834 – June 27, 1835 respectively, formed the third volume of the Dublin Penny Journal in June 1835, covered with another harp and other Irish symbolism and under the editor Philip Dixon Hardy. The preface took note of Lord Chancellor Brougham, then Lord High Chancellor of England's comments that an inexpensive journal could not be produced for wide-spread circulation; and made point to state "we have performed it." Numbers 157 to 208, between July 4, 1835 and June 25, 1836, formed the fourth and final volume.
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, and later series of published volumes, originating from Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
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, between 1832 and 1836. Published each Saturday, by J. S. Folds, George Petrie and Caesar Otway, the Dublin Penny Journal concerned itself with matters of Irish history, legend
Legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...
, topography
Topography
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and Irish identity – illustrating itself with a number of maps and wood-cuts. While originally a paper of low-circulation – numbering only a few thousand in its first edition – the Dublin Penny Journals popularity led to increased productivity. By the cessation of publication in 1836, 206 works had been published in four volumes, and were sold wholesale in London
London
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, Liverpool
Liverpool
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, Manchester
Manchester
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, Birmingham
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, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, Glasgow
Glasgow
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, New York
New York
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, Philadelphia, Boston
Boston
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and Paris
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.
History
The first edition of the Dublin Penny Journal was published on June 30, 1832 – three years after the Irish Roman Catholic Emancipation and during the tenue of Daniel O'ConnellDaniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
. It featured on its front page an illustration of "The Custom House and Harbour of Dublin" and its first article, "Historical Notive of the City of Dublin". Other articles of the first publication included "the Age of Brass", "Agriculture", "A Visit to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of Dublin, "Account of a Pestilence that raged in Ireland in the Year 1348" written by John Clyn, a friar from Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, and a collection of "Legends and Stories of Ireland". The next 26 publications were printed through until December 29, forming 216 pages of journal which would be assembled into the first of four volumes by June 25, 1833. The inclusion of several pieces of Irish culture, heritage and legend attracted a number of nationalist
Irish nationalism
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works; including Terence O'Toole's National Emblems which opened the second publication on July 7 with "Sir - Your wood-cut is, to my apprehension, as full of meaning to an Irishman, as any emblematic device I have seen. It represents peculiar marks or tokens or Ireland, which are dear to my soul." The preface to the first volume of all publications between 1832–1833 discussed that the volumes were "calculated to effect a public good... by exciting a national and concordant feeling in a country in which there is, as yet, so much of discord and party." By 1833, the journal had expanded to include more writers, such as C. P. Meehan, Philip Dixon Hardy, James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan, born James Mangan was an Irish poet.-Early life:Mangan was the son of a former hedge school teacher who took over a grocery business and eventually became bankrupt....
, and John O'Donovan
John O'Donovan (scholar)
John O'Donovan , from Atateemore, in the parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunt's Academy, Waterford, was an Irish language scholar from Ireland.-Life:...
. Mangan in particular worked to translate German sources
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for the journal, and wrote letters under a pseudonym
Pseudonym
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discussing the difficulties of the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
.
The Dublin Penny Journal continued to publish volumes through until 1836. From the 53rd publication on July 6, 1833, a second volume was compiled – containing all publications from then to the 104th on June 28, 1834. This was published in June 1834 from the newly acquired Penny Journal Office in Dublin and featured a harp and crown on the cover, cast above various items of Irish symbolism, including weapons and shamrocks
Shamrocks
Shamrocks is a solitaire game akin to La Belle Lucie. The object is the same as the latter: move the cards into the foundations.-Rules:The game is layout out as in La Belle Lucie: seventeen piles of three cards are placed on the table with one card counting as an eighteenth. Any card that can be...
. Numbers 105 –156; July 5, 1834 – June 27, 1835 respectively, formed the third volume of the Dublin Penny Journal in June 1835, covered with another harp and other Irish symbolism and under the editor Philip Dixon Hardy. The preface took note of Lord Chancellor Brougham, then Lord High Chancellor of England's comments that an inexpensive journal could not be produced for wide-spread circulation; and made point to state "we have performed it." Numbers 157 to 208, between July 4, 1835 and June 25, 1836, formed the fourth and final volume.