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Thomas MacDonagh

Irish nationalist, poet, playwright and revolutionary (1878-1916)

PersonDied aged 38humanQ3319082

Also known as Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh

Born: February 1, 1878
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
4.Stated in Dictionary of Irish Biography
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Died: May 3, 1916
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
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Birthplace: Cloughjordan
Place of death: Kilmainham Gaol
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: playwright
, poet
, suffragist
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Spouse: Muriel MacDonagh
Languages spoken, written or signed: Irish

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Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh was an Irish political activist, poet, playwright, educationalist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, a signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers, which fought in Jacob's biscuit factory. He was executed for his part in the Rising at the age of thirty-eight.

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