The surname McDonagh, also spelled MacDonagh is from the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

Mac Dhonnchadha, and is now one of the rarer surnames of Ireland. Mac Dhonnchadha, Mac Donnchadha, Mac Donnacha or Mac Donnchaidh is the original form of McDonagh These surnames are found in their greatest numbers in

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...

(Connaught), especially the counties of Sligo,

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and

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...

. ''Dhonnchadha'', literally translated from the Irish language, means "brown warrior". The prefix ''mac'' means "son of". The MacDonaghs are renowned actors, playwrights, and revolutionaries, including the likes of Hugh MacDonagh (Actor - Evelyn), Martin McDonagh (Playwright) and Thomas McDonagh (a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising).

Naming conventions

Early history

Tomaltach na Cairge mac Diarmata (Tomaltach of the rock) was the King of Moylurg from 1197 until his death in 1207. One of Tomaltach's sons, Donnchadh, was the progenitor of the MacDonagh sept. The family later became Kings or Lords of the

túath ''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ...

of Tír Olliol and Corran now the barony of Tirreril in Co. Sligo. The first to be known as Mac Donnchadha was Tomaltach Mac Donnchadh, Donnchadh MacDermot's grandson, alive in 1309. Tomaltach Mac Donnchadh and his men fought with Aedh Breifneeh O'Conchobhair (Hugh the Breifnian) defeating in battle Aedh Ó Conchobair,

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for control of the Three Tuathas.

The Dynastic Wars of Connacht and the Bruce Campaign in Ireland

Following

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...

's victory at the Battle of Bannockburn over the

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in 1314, his brother,

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, led a three-year military campaign in Ireland against the English controlled

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(

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) beginning in 1315. A large scale dynastic war broke out in

as a result of this intervention into Ireland as Fedlim saw opportunity in the chaos. This proved to be just as momentous on a national level. In 1316, Tomaltach Mac Donnchadha and his clan joined Maelruanaidh mac Diarmata, Domhnall Ó Conchobair, Fedlim Ó Conchobair and an assortment of Norman-Irish families and defeated the army of Ruaidri Ó Conchobair, Diarmait Gall Mac Diarmata (King of Moylurg) at the Battle of Tochar Mona Conneda. Fedlim became king of Connacht. He installed Ualgharg Ua Ruairc as King of Breifne and started a campaign to “to banish the orman colonistsof West Connacht". This resulted in the killings of Stephen de Exeter, his brother Philip, Miles de Cogan, Lord de Prendergast, William Lawless, Nicholas de Staunton, William and Phillip Barrett, Maurice de Rochefort and many more. With one stroke, vast swathes of the principal Anglo-Irish of Connacht were gone. With another, Fedlim installed Donnchad Ó Brian as kingship of Tuadmuma, uniting the

Dal gCais The Dalcassians ( ga, Dál gCais ) are a Gaels, Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed des ...

under him. The

, under William Liath de Burgh (de Burke), assembled a large Anglo-Norman army and defeated Fedlim Ó Conchobair at the Second Battle of Athenry. Five of the Clann Donnchadha fell there; Tomaltach son of Gilla Crist Mac Donnchadha, Murchad Mac Donnchadha, Conchobar son of Tadc, Muirchertach and Maelsechlainn Mac Donnchadha. Eoin Mac Aedacain, brehon to Ó Conchobair, Gilla na Naem son of Dail re Docair Ó Dobailein, the standardbearer, and Tomas Ó Conallain fell around their lord. In 1318, Maelruanaid mac Diarmata assembles a large army, against Cathal O Conchobair. The chief men in it being Toirrdelbach O Conchobair,

king of Connacht The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named ...

, Ualgharg Ua Ruairc, king of Brefne, Conchobar O Cellaig, king of Ui Maine and Tomaltach Mac Donnchadha, Lord of Tirerrill. Skirmishes are fought and in 1320, Tomaltach Mac Donnchadha is captured. By 1381, the clan had settled Ballymote Castle in Sligo. In 1390, Tonnaltagh Mac Donnchadha commissioned the writing of the

Book of Ballymote The ''Book of Ballymote'' (, RIA MS 23 P 12, 275 foll.), was written in 1390 or 1391 in or near the town of Ballymote, now in County Sligo, but then in the tuath of Corann. Production and history This book was compiled towards the end of th ...

by the family's scribes and ollavs. The name also arose in Co. Cork where it was located in the Barony of Dunhallow, as a branch of the McCarthys. They were known as the ''"Lords of Dunhallow"'' but their stronghold was actually in

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Cromwellian Conquest and Jacobite Risings

The clans titles and lands, being Catholics and followers of the Stuarts, were looted under

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for taking part in the 1641 uprising of Gaelic leaders against the Parliament of London. At this point the family started to scatter and spread from Sligo. The family was involved with the

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supported the cause king James II who was later defeated by William of Orange in 1691.

Exile to Europe and the Americas

Deprived of their lands, the McDonaghs found scope for their abilities in Europe. Like thousands of their compatriots, they committed themselves to the service of

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of France, in the Irish Brigade. This period was known in Ireland as the Flight of the Wild Geese and resulted in many members of prominent families and Irish nobility leaving the island. Between 1690 and 1770, no fewer than forty-two McDonaghs served as officers in the Dillion regiment of the Irish Brigade. The family's presence was widely noted at the decisive French victory at

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. On this day, a charge by six Irish battalions of the French Army turned the favour of the battle against the combined forces of the

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and Hanoverian allies. Captain Anthony McDonagh defeated in single-handed combat, in presence of the opposing armies, a British officer who had challenged the best officer his opponents could produce. He later advanced the charge ahead of his company and was the first of the Brigade to engage the enemy, receiving distinctions. Another acclaimed member of the clan was Colonel Andrew McDonagh, recipient of the Order of Saint Louis. McDonagh along with General

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and

Theobald Wolfe Tone Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone ( ga, Bhulbh Teón; 20 June 176319 November 1798), was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members in Belfast and Dublin of the United Irishmen, a republican socie ...

, was involved in the Bantry Bay expedition. Under McDonaghs command was 400 men. His life was the subject of writings by

Camille Desmoulins Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (; 2 March 17605 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee ...

and James Rutledge due to his false imprisonment and eventual release during the

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Modern diaspora

In modern times, descendants include Thomas McDonagh, Commandant of the 2nd Battalion Dublin Brigade of the

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during the Easter Rising in 1916. Thomas was a signatory of the

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and was executed aged 38. Martin McDonagh is an Oscar nominated playwright and film director brought up in London but originally from Sligo and

Notable people with the surname

* Bob McDonagh (1924–2015), Irish diplomat * Bobby McDonagh (born 1954), Irish diplomat, son of Bob McDonagh * Brendan McDonagh is the Managing Director of the

National Asset Management Agency The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA; ga, Gníomhaireacht Náisiúnta um Bhainistíocht Sócmhainní) is a body created by the government of Ireland in late 2009 in response to the Irish financial crisis and the deflation of the Irish ...

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. * Charlotte McDonagh (1984 in Edgware,

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), is a British actress. * Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968), Irish writer and judge (son of Thomas below). * Eileen MacDonagh (born 1956), Irish sculptor, active from the 1980s. * Enda McDonagh (1930–2021), Irish priest of the Catholic Church. * Francesca McDonagh OBE, is an Irish-British banker. * Isabella Mercia McDonagh (3 January 1899 – 5 March 1982), also known as Marie Lorraine, was an Australian actress *

Jacko McDonagh Jacko McDonagh (born 26 April 1962) is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers during his career in Ireland. Career McDonagh signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1982 departing for France to ...

(1962,

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), was an Irish professional footballer. * Jarlath McDonagh (1945), is a Fine Gael politician from County Galway in Ireland. * Jay McDonagh (born 1973), American football player * Jamie McDonagh (born 8 May 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Glentoran. * Jim McDonagh (1952,

Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

), nicknamed Seamus, is currently goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa. * Joe McDonagh (1953–2016), Ballinderreen, County Galway), was the 32nd President of the

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. * Joseph MacDonagh (18 May 1883 – 25 December 1922), was an Irish

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politician. *

John MacDonagh John MacDonagh (1879–1961) was an Irish film director, playwright, republican, and a participant in the 1916 Easter Rising. MacDonagh was born 4 October 1879 in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, where he grew up in a household filled with musi ...

(1880–1961) was an Irish film director (brother of Thomas MacDonagh) *

John Michael McDonagh John Michael McDonagh (born 7 November 1967) is a screenwriter and film director with Irish and British nationality. He wrote and directed ''The Guard'' (2011) and '' Calvary'' (2014), both films starring Brendan Gleeson, receiving a BAFTA Awar ...

(1967) is a contemporary English-born Irish screenwriter and film director. * Joseph MacDonagh (died 1922), Irish Sinn Féin politician (brother of Thomas). * Oliver MacDonagh (1924–2002), was a professor of Irish history who made a particular study of the historic relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom. * Maitland McDonagh, is an American film critic and the author of several books about cinema. * Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh, is a British Labour Party politician and was General Secretary of the Labour Party from 1998 to 2001 (sister of Siobhain). * Martin McDonagh (1970) is a contemporary English-born Irish playwright and film director. * Bill McDonagh (1928–2019), was a professional Canadian ice hockey player. * Michael MacDonagh, O.P. (1698–1746) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Kilmore from 1728 to 1746. * Mike McDonagh is a humanitarian, and a senior United Nations official working for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. * Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová (born 1966), Czech academic * Pat McDonagh is the founder of

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* Pat McDonagh (1934–2014), British fashion designer *

Paulette McDonagh Paulette de Vere McDonagh (11 June 1901 – 30 August 1978), was an Australian film director, who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Phyllis and Isabella. In 1933 it was claimed she was one of only five female film directors in the ...

(11 June 1901 – 30 August 1978), was an Australian film director, who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Phyllis and Isabella. * Peter McDonagh in

, Ireland is a professional boxer. * Philip McDonagh (born 1952) is a poet and former Irish diplomat. * Phyllis McDonagh (7 January 1900 – 17 October 1978) was an Australian film producer, production designer and journalist. * Ryan McDonagh (1989,

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) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. *

Siobhain McDonagh Siobhain Ann McDonagh (born 20 February 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitcham and Morden since the 1997 general election. She served as an Assistant Whip in the Labour Government, ...

(1960,

), is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the Mitcham and Morden constituency in London (sister of Margaret). *

Stephen McDonagh Stephen McDonagh (born 15 October 1969) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Limerick senior team. McDonagh joined the team during the 1992-93 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen u ...

(1970, Bruree,

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), is a retired Irish sportsperson. * Seamus McDonagh (boxer) is a retired professional boxer who currently works as an actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. *

Terence MacDonagh John Alfred Terence MacDonagh (3 February 1908 – 12 September 1986) was an English Oboe, oboist and cor anglais player, particularly known as one of the four members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's so-called "Royal Family" of woodwind pla ...

OBE Oboe player. (3 February 1908 – 12 September 1986). Nephew to Thomas MacDonagh below and first cousin to Donagh MacDonagh above. *

Thomas MacDonagh Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh ( ga, 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 ...

(1878–1916), Irish nationalist poet, playwright, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising * Willo McDonagh (1983,

), is an Irish footballer currently playing for Glenavon F.C.

Places

Australia

*McDonagh Road,

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, NSW. *McDonagh Park,

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, NSW *McDonagh Place,

, NSW *McDonagh Place, Lockridge, WA

Canada

*McDonagh Road, Lake County,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

Ireland

Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of Kilruane, Ardc ...

club is located in the areas of

Kilruane Kilruane (''Cill Ruáin'' in Irish) is a townland and civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located between Nenagh and Cloughjordan. Sport Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA club grounds are located nea ...

and

Cloughjordan Cloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan ( , ), is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Ormond Lower, and it is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The town is situated in the north-western part of T ...

, ten miles from

Nenagh Nenagh (, ; or simply ''An tAonach'') meaning “The Fair of Ormond” or simply "The Fair", is the county town and second largest town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond ...

in north

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...

, Ireland. Named for Thomas MacDonagh. * Thomas MacDonagh's GFC is a Gaelic football club in County Tipperary. *Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Museum,

, County Tipperary. *Thomas MacDonagh 1916 Garden of Remembrance,

Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which rem ...

, County Tipperary. *

MacDonagh Park MacDonagh Park is a GAA stadium in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the home ground of the Nenagh Éire Óg club and has often been used for inter-county matches, including some of Tipperary's National Hurling League fixtures. See ...

is a GAA stadium in Nenagh, County Tipperary. *MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. *

Kilkenny railway station Kilkenny railway station (MacDonagh Station), ( ga, Stáisiún Mhic Donncha) serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in comme ...

(MacDonagh Station), was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of

. *

Ballymun Flats The Ballymun Flats referred to a number of flats—including the seven Ballymun tower blocks—in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. Built rapidly in the 1960s, there were 36 blocks in total, consisting of seven 15-storey, nineteen eight-storey, and ten ...

, Thomas MacDonagh tower (1966–2005) was the second tower to go up in 1966 and in 2005 was demolished by controlled implosion. *McDonagh Street, Nenagh, County Tipperary.

United Kingdom

*McDonagh Place, Lawley Bank,

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Other

* Blane McDonnagh, the rich kid in the film ''

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'', portrayed by

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. * Terence McDonagh, police sergeant in the film " Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", portrayed by

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* Sgt. Jo McDonagh, army sergeant in the British TV series "Red Cap (TV series)", portrayed by

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* Joe McDonagh Cup is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the

(GAA). * McDonagh Productions was a short-lived Australian production company that produced feature and short films. *

Jordan Devlin Jordan Devlin (born 15 March 1990) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name JD McDonagh. He previously performed in NXT UK, where was a one-time and the longest re ...

is an Irish

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who performs on

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's NXT 2.0 brand under the name JD McDonagh.

References

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