An image from Irish War News, one of the newspapers that accompanied Part 1 of the series. Nearly 300 newspapers were reproduced during the series.

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From revolution to republic

The Easter Rising of 1916 was the
beginning of a remarkable period in
Irish history. The subsequent seven years
brought the War of Independence, partition,
the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Civil War and
the foundation of two Irish states.

During its run, the Revolution Papers
followed these extraordinary events,
bringing readers the most important
Irish newspapers from that time, reprinted
as they appeared. Each edition provided
a comprehensive selection of full-size,
facsimile newspapers, allowing readers
to read about the news as it was
happening, just as our grandparents
and great-grandparents did. Included
with each edition were national and local
newspapers; republican, nationalist and
unionist newspapers; banned newspapers;
even Irish newspapers from America.

The Revolution Papers also covered the
Irish story over the subsequent two
decades, bringing the reader through
the 1920s and1930s, as the Irish
Free State asserted its independence
in a dangerous world. The series
continued through the Second World
War, concluding with the foundation of the
Republic of Ireland in 1949, providing
readers with a glimpse of what life
was really like during that tumultuous era.

The Publisher

The Revolution Papers was an independent publication produced by Albertas Ltd.

The editors of the Revolution Papers were:
Dr Steven O'Connor (Parts 1-52) and
Ian Kenneally (Parts 53-101)

The publisher would like to thank the Centre for Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College Dublin, the National Library of Ireland, the Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland, the British Library, the Irish Military Archives, Find My Past, Newsbrands and Local Ireland.

Editorial advisors for the series were:
Professor Paul Bew, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Senia Paseta, University of Oxford
Professor Eunan O’Halpin, Trinity College Dublin
Professor Emeritus John Horgan, DCU

Copies of the Revolution Papers
are no longer available for sale.

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Each edition of the Revolution Papers included high-quality reproductions of contemporary documents in the form of posters, pamphlets and fliers.

The Irish Press reporting on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Irish newspapers kept a close watch on international events.

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A note to our readers

We wish to thank you for your support
and company throughout the 101
editions of the Revolution Papers.
We hope that you enjoyed the
series and that it enlightened and
entertained you as we followed
the story of Ireland, and its place in the
world, from Easter 1916 to Easter 1949.

The Revolution Papers is a chronicle
of the events that brought about
Ireland’s independence. Yet it is also
much more than that. By continuing
until the foundation of the Republic
of Ireland in April 1949, the series
affords an opportunity to consider
what the Irish people have done with
their long-sought-after and hard-won
independence.

By including contemporary newspapers
with each edition, the Revolution
Papers creates a tangible link to
our shared  past,  while the
accompanying analysis  from many of
the leading historians of 20th-century
Ireland provides a modern context.
We believe that the Revolution
Papers will serve as a landmark in
the decade of centenaries and
we hope that the series may
play a role in inspiring future
generations of Irish historians.

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