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Thomas MacDonagh
1878-1916 Born in
Cloughjordan, County Tipperary. He helped to establish St Enda’s in
Rathfarnham and the Irish National Theatre. He trained the Volunteers and
fought in Jacob’s Factory during the Easter Rising. He was one of the
signatories of the Proclamation. He was also a poet, a playwright and
critic whose works include April and May, The Golden Joy, Songs of Myself,
Lyrical Poems and When the Dawn is Come. He is buried with the other
executed leaders of 1916 in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Arbour Hill,
Further information, location and directions to the grave are to be found in "The End - An Illustrated Guide to the Graves of Irish Writers". Click here to order a copy of this book |
