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The Shan Van Vocht

t-Sean Bhean Bhocht

Abstract: The Shan Van Vocht was a national monthly magazine founded in 1896 by two Belfast women, Alice Milligan and Anna Johnston (later Anna MacManus) following their departure from another journal, the Northern Patriot. The Shan Van Vocht contained literature, poetry, historical articles, and political commentary, as well as news and events of various cultural and political societies. Poetry and prose in Irish were included, occasionally with an English translation. As the centenary commemorations of 1798 approached, many issues included articles, short stories, oral histories, and poetry relating to the United Irishmen’s rebellion. Alice Milligan is listed as the editor and Anna Johnston as the secretary in most issues, but in practice the two are believed to have acted as co-editors. Both women also wrote for the journal; Anna Johnston, often under the name ‘Ethna Carbery’, and Alice Milligan, sometimes under the name ‘Iris Olkyrn’. James Connolly, Douglas Hyde, and Arthur Griffith were among those who contributed to the Shan Van Vocht. The journal also featured writings by P. J. McCall, Lionel Johnson, T.W. Rolleston, John MacNeill, William Rooney, Michael Cusack, Thomas Concannon, Alice Furlong, Nora Hopper, and Seumas MacManus under the pen name ‘Mac’. In 1899 the Shan Van Vocht ceased publication and the subscription lists were transferred to Arthur Griffith’s United Irishman.

  1. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 1 (15 January 1896)
  2. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 2 (7 February 1896)
  3. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 3 (6 March 1896)
  4. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 4 (3 April 1896)
  5. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 5 (1 May 1896)
  6. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 6 (5 June 1896)
  7. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 7 (3 July 1896)
  8. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 8 (7 August 1896)
  9. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 9 (4 September 1896)
  10. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 10 (2 October 1896)
  11. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. I No. 11 (6 November 1896)
  12. The Shan Van Vocht : slainte na-h-Eireann – Vol. I No. 12 (4 December 1896)
  13. The Shan Van Vocht : slainte na-h-Eireann – Vol. II No. 13 [1] (8 January 1897)
  14. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 14 [2] (5 February 1897)
  15. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 3 (12 March 1897)
  16. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 4 (5 April 1897)
  17. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 5 (3 May 1897)
  18. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 6 (7 June 1897)
  19. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 7 (5 July 1897)
  20. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 8 (2 August 1897)
  21. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 9 (6 September 1897)
  22. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 10 (4 October 1897)
  23. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 11 (1 November 1897)
  24. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. II No. 12 (6 December 1897 : Christmas number)
  25. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 1 (3 January 1898)
  26. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 2 (7 February 1898)
  27. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 3 (7 March 1898)
  28. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 4 (4 April 1898)
  29. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 5 (2 May 1898)
  30. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 6 (6 June 1898)
  31. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 7 (4 July 1898)
  32. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 8 (1 August 1898)
  33. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 9 (5 September 1898)
  34. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 10 (3 October 1898)
  35. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 11 (7 November 1898)
  36. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. III No. 12 (12 December 1898)
  37. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. IV No. 1 (2 January 1899)
  38. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. IV No. 2 (6 February 1899)
  39. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. IV No. 3 (6 March 1899)
  40. The Shan Van Vocht – Vol. IV No. 4 (3 April 1899)
Origin information
Belfast : J.W. Boyd
Date issued:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
40 issues
Location of original
Library of the National Folklore Collection, John Henry Newman Building, University College Dublin.
Scope and content
The indexes were not scanned.
Languages
English  Irish  
Genre
Journal
Subject
Ireland--Politics and government--19th century   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--Social life and customs--19th century   linked data (lcsh)
Ireland--Civilization--19th century
Politics and literature--Ireland--Periodicals
Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798   linked data (lcsh)
Irish language   linked data (lcsh)
Location
http://dx.doi.org/10.7925/drs1.ucdlib_43116
Location
UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics. National Folklore Collection UCD
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Cited/referenced by
Morris, Catherine. Alice Milligan and the Irish cultural revival. Dublin : Four Courts Press2013
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Descriptions created by staff of UCD Library, University College Dublin based on information provided by the staff of the National Folklore Collection UCD. — Metadata creation date: 2015-01-15

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