Thomas McDonagh : Short Biography

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	1916 History	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE
	RTE Archives	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE

Thomas MacDonagh 1878

Cloughjordan (Tipperary)

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Thomas was a teacher from Co. Tipperary. He helped in the setting up of St. Enda's School with 1916 Rising Leader Padriag Pearse. Thomas was also a poet and his play When the Dawn is Come was produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

'As one of the four Dublin battalion commandants, MacDonagh was in charge at Jacob’s biscuit factory in Bishop Street. His two most senior officers were Major John MacBride and Michael O’Hanrahan. Survived by his wife Muriel Giﬀord and his children Donagh and Barbara, MacDonagh was executed by ﬁring squad at Kilmainham Jail on May 3.' (easter1916.ie).

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, The Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture Charles Haughey attended ceremonies in Cloughjordan, the place of Macdonagh's birth.

Additional Information
Date of Birth	1st Jan 1878	VIEW SOURCE
Date of Death	1st Jan 1916	VIEW SOURCE

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Hello Members,

I have been trying to trace if there is a family line connection to Thomas MacDonagh, born 1878 and died 1916. We were told there was a connection by Redmond Patrick Mitchell, son of Margaret MacDonagh and Peter Mitchell. The person, Margaret MacDonagh, was born 12 July 1881 in Kings county, in Philipstown. She married Peter Mitchell at Philipstown; he was an apprentice tailor in the 1901 and 1911 Ireland Census. Margeret MacDonagh and Peter Mitchell emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 1911 on the ship, Ionian. The connection must be through Thomas MacDonagh's uncles or grand uncles, but I am having difficulty finding records. Could you help me with this search?

Thank you,

Kevin O'Keefe, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada