Donagh MacDonagh (12 November 1912 - 1 January 1968) was an Irish writer and judge. The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ...

The son of the poet Thomas MacDonagh, he was born in Dublin and was still a young child when his father was executed in 1916. Tragedy struck again when his mother died not long afterwards in a swimming accident. Thomas MacDonagh (February 1, 1878 - May 3, 1916) was an Irish nationalist, poet, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

MacDonagh was educated at Belvedere College and University College Dublin. In 1935 he was called to the Bar and practised on the Western Circuit. In 1941 he became a District Justice. He was Justice for the Dublin Metropolitan Courts at the time of his death. Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located in Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... In England and Wales, barristers (i. ...

He published two volumes of poetry: The Hungry Grass (1947), and A Warning to Conquerors (1969). He also edited the Oxford Book of Irish Verse (1958) with Lennox Robinson. A play, Happy As Larry, was translated into a number of languages. He also wrote short stories. Lenox Robinson (October 4, 1886 - October 15, 1958) was an Irish dramatist, poet and theatre producer and director who was involved with the Abbey Theatre. ...

He was married twice - his first wife died - and had four children from the two marriages.