McDonagh

McDonagh or MacDonagh is a surname of Irish origin. They are anglicized forms of the Gaelic name "Mac Donnchadha", which means son of Donnchadh.

People

• Bill McDonagh (1928), is a former professional ice hockey left winger.
• Brendan McDonagh is the Managing Director of the National Asset Management Agency in the Ireland.
• Charlotte McDonagh (1984 in Edgware, London, England), is a British actress.
• Donagh MacDonagh (1912 - 1968), Irish writer and judge (son of Thomas below).
• Eileen MacDonagh, Irish sculptor, active from the 1980s.
• Enda McDonagh is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam.
• Jacko McDonagh (1962, Dublin), was an Irish professional footballer.
• Jarlath McDonagh (1945), is a Fine Gael politician from County Galway in Ireland.
• Jim McDonagh (1952, Rotherham, England), nicknamed Seamus, is currently goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa.
• Joseph MacDonagh (died 1922), Irish Sinn Féin politician (brother of Thomas).
• Joe McDonagh (1953, Ballinderreen, County Galway), is a retired Irish sportsman
• 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.
• 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 (1966 - ), Czech academic.
• Pat McDonagh is the founder of Supermac's.
• Peter McDonagh in Galway, Ireland is a professional boxer.
• Philip McDonagh is an Irish footballer currently playing for Bohemians in the League of Ireland.
• Ryan McDonagh (1989, Arden Hills, Minnesota) is an professional ice hockey defenceman.
• Siobhain McDonagh (1960, London), is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the Mitcham and Morden constituency in London (sister of Margaret).
• Stephen McDonagh (1970, Bruree, County Limerick), is a retired Irish sportsperson.
• Thomas MacDonagh (1878 – 1916), Irish nationalist poet, playwright, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising (father of Donagh & brother of Joseph above).
• Willo McDonagh (1983, Dublin), is an Irish footballer currently playing for Glenavon F.C.

Places

• Kilruane McDonaghs GAA club is located in the areas of Kilruane and Cloughjordan, ten miles from Nenagh in north County Tipperary, Ireland.