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January 7, 2023

Unveiling of headstone to Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD

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I was delighted when some months ago Dr. Joe MacDonagh, grandson of Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD, informed me he and his brother wished to put a headstone over the grave of their grandfather in Glasnevin cemetery. (Located at SH 77.5 St Bridget’s section). Alderman MacDonagh has been a great research…

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December 18, 2022

RTÉ History Show, Joseph MacDonagh Book Interview

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In December 2022 I was interviewed by Myles Dungan on the RTÉ History Show about my book Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD – Tipperary’s Forgotten Revolutionary Politician?  On this week’s programme – the life and death of forgotten revolutionary Joseph MacDonagh; the long history of the Church of the Nativity in…

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October 27, 2022

Launch of Joe MacDonagh biography draws a capacity crowd

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An article from Tipperary Live, covering the launch of my Joeseph MacDonagh biography. A capacity crowd attended the launch of the new biography of Alderman Joseph MacDonagh, TD, on Culture night, Friday, September 23, in the Thomas MacDonagh museum in Cloughjordan. Joe MacDonagh’s well-known older brother Thomas was executed after…

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December 22, 2020

Joseph MacDonagh talk for Trasna na Tíre

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In a year of unusual restrictions, it’s been great having the chance to continue to history talks by means of line. Here’s one I did this Christmas season on Joseph MacDonagh, one of the most extraordinary figures of the Irish revolutionary period and central to events in 1917-23. At different…

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June 1, 2018

”One of the most brilliant young Irishmen of our day’: The life of Joseph MacDonagh, TD, 1883-1922′,

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”One of the most brilliant young Irishmen of our day’: The life of Joseph MacDonagh, TD, 1883-1922′, A piece contributed to Cloughjordan Heritage X , published by the Cloughjordan Heritage Group (2018). To inquire for copies, click here.…

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May 5, 2018

Joseph MacDonagh talk for Thomas MacDonagh Weekend 2018

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‘One of the most brilliant young Irishmen of our day’: Joseph MacDonagh T.D. (1883-1922), for Thomas MacDonagh Weekend 2018, at Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre, Lower Main Street, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary on 5 May 2018. View the programme for the event…

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