''The Irish Naturalist'' was a

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that was published in

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, from April 1892 until December 1924.

History

The journal owed its establishment to the efforts of several leading Dublin naturalists, notably George H. Carpenter and R. M. Barrington. The first editors were Carpenter and

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, of the

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. The journal was supported by a number of societies, including the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, the Dublin Microscopical Club, the

Belfast Naturalists' Field Club The Belfast Naturalists' Field Club is a club of naturalists based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1863, the club was an important part of the education system for Victorian naturalists and worked largely through first-hand field studies ...

, and the Dublin Naturalists' Field Club. ''The Irish Naturalist'' was published for 33 years and contained in total over 3000 pages. The journal ceased publication in December 1924. It had been having some financial problems, but the final blow came when Carpenter took up his appointment to the keepership of the Manchester Museum in 1923.Irish Naturalists
/ref> The journal was succeeded in 1925 by the ''

Irish Naturalists' Journal The ''Irish Naturalists' Journal'' () is a scientific journal covering all aspects of natural history. It has been published since 1925. It was predecessed by ''The Irish Naturalist'' (1892−1924). References External links *''The Irish Na ...

''.

Contributors

Among notable contributors to ''The Irish Naturalist'' were: * George James Allman *

Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton Major Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton (1871 – 17 January 1914) was a British/Irish natural historian, co-author with M. A. C. Hinton of ''A History of British Mammals'', which remained "the most thorough, accurate and scientific public ...

Alfred Cort Haddon Alfred Cort Haddon, Sc.D., FRS, FRGS FRAI (24 May 1855 – 20 April 1940, Cambridge) was an influential British anthropologist and ethnologist. Initially a biologist, who achieved his most notable fieldwork, with W.H.R. Rivers, C.G. Seligm ...

* Maxwell Henry Close *

Annie Massy Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 16 April 1931) was a self-taught marine biologist, ornithologist, and an internationally recognised expert on molluscs, in particular cephalopods. She was one of the founders of the Irish Society for the ...

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About the Irish Naturalists' Journal
Detailing a brief history of ''The Irish Naturalist''
The Irish Naturalist
Digital versions of the journal in

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Digital versions of the journal on online repositories, listed on the

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