Dublin University Magazine

The Dublin University Magazine was an important Irish literary publication that ran from 1833 to 1880. It played a role in the Gaelic Revival, a period of renewed interest in Irish language, literature, history, and folklore, spurred by growing Irish nationalism.1

The magazine often featured the work of James Clarence Mangan, who translated Irish poems into English and wrote original verse in a bardic style. Other writers and poets whose works were published or influenced by the magazine include Thomas Osborne Davis, Thomas D’Arcy McGee, and Sir Samuel Ferguson. While the Gaelic Revival was overshadowed by political nationalism, it laid the groundwork for the Irish literary renaissance. The University of Dublin, founded in 1592, is Ireland's oldest university, and its constituent college, Trinity College Dublin, is often used interchangeably with the university's name.12