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Thomas MacDonagh

1878 - 1916

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Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh (Irish: Tomás Anéislis Mac Donnchadha; 1 February 1878 – 3 May 1916) 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. MacDonagh was assistant headmaster at St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas MacDonagh is the 6,709th most popular writer (up from 6,719th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 387th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 6,709 out of 7,302. Before him are Ogden Nash, John Suckling, Lorrie Moore, José Luís Peixoto, Anthony E. Zuiker, and Nikolay Abramov. After him are Ellen Kushner, Sylvain Tesson, Geetanjali Shree, Jeff VanderMeer, Joel Surnow, and Cheryl Strayed.

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Among people born in 1878, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 248. Before him are Henry Weed Fowler, John McLean, Flora Drummond, Roy Atwell, James Truslow Adams, and Taylor Holmes. After him are Edward Thomas, Grace Abbott, and Alfred E. Goodey. Among people deceased in 1916, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 153. Before him are Hermann Martens, Tom Clarke, Joseph Plunkett, George Butterworth, Wilhelm Lützow, and Seán Mac Diarmada. After him are Éamonn Ceannt, and Inez Milholland.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 390 out of 549. Before him are Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Andrea Corr (1974), Joe Kinnear (1946), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), Shay Given (1976), and Kerry Condon (1983). After him are Éamonn Ceannt (1881), Glen Hansard (1970), Stephen Gately (1976), Shane Filan (1979), Genevieve O'Reilly (1977), and Aidan Turner (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Thomas MacDonagh ranks 55. Before him are Cecelia Ahern (1981), Claire Keegan (1968), James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), Terence MacSwiney (1879), and Patrick Kavanagh (1904). After him are Padraic Colum (1881), Michael Davitt (1846), Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), Emma Donoghue (1969), and Patrick McCabe (1955).

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