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Donnchad MacDonagh (1912 - 1968)
Donnchad(Donagh)"Don"MacDonagh aka Mac Donagh, McDonagh
Son of Thomas MacDonagh and Muriel Enid (Gifford) MacDonagh [uncertain]
Brother of Barbara (MacDonagh) Redmond
Father of Niall MacDonagh, [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
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Biography
Donagh MacDonagh was born in Ireland.
Donagh was a Roman Catholic.
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Donagh MacDonagh (22 November 1912 – 1 January 1968) was an Irish writer, barrister, judge, presenter, broadcaster, poet, balladeer, and playwright.
Donagh MacDonagh was born on the 22nd November 1912 at 8 Temple Villas, Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin. [1] He was the son of Thoma
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Donagh MacDonagh
Irish poet and playwright (1912–1968)
Donagh MacDonagh | |
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| Born | (1912-11-22)22 November 1912 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1 January 1968(1968-01-01) (aged 55) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
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Donagh MacDonagh (22 November 1912 – 1 January 1968) was an Irish writer, judge, presenter, broadcaster, and playwright.
Early life and education
[edit]MacDonagh was born in Dublin on St Cecilia's Day in 1912. He was still a young child when his father Thomas MacDonagh, an Irish nationalist and poet, was executed in 1916.[1] His mother, Muriel Gifford, died of a supposed drowning, a year afterwards while swimming at Skerries to Shenick Island, County Dublin on 9 July 1917.[2] The two children were then taken care of by their maternal aunts, in particular Catherine Wilson.
His parents' families then engaged in a series of custody lawsuits, as the MacDonaghs
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Joseph MacDonagh hundraårsdag Weekend
The hundraårsdag Weekend will include talks on the life and legacy of Joe MacDonagh – a prominent politician in post-1916 Ireland who died 100 years ago in månad 1922 – and in particular his political career and influence during the development of Ireland from 1916 to 1922 and his contribution to the kamp for Irish freedom.
The programme will be of interest to a wide audience including historically curious Leaving Cert and TY students, undergraduate and graduate students, history teachers and those who would like to develop their interest in history and local history, heritage and culture.
Joseph MacDonagh Centenary Weekend highlights include:
Friday, September 23, 8pm-10pm – The launch of ‘Tipperary in the Decade of Revolution’s Illustrated Biography of Joseph MacDonagh, written bygd Gerard Shannon. This free event fryst vatten hosted bygd the ‘Tipperary in the Decade of Revolution’ Committee as