author
Michael MacDonagh
1862–1946
Best known as an Irish journalist and man of letters, he spent decades reporting from Westminster for The Times while also writing books on Parliament, London, and Irish history. His work brought political life and public figures to a wide general audience.
3 Audiobooks
The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front'
by Michael MacDonagh
The Irish at the Front
by Michael MacDonagh
The pageant of Parliament, vol. 1 of 2
by Michael MacDonagh
About the author
Born on 26 August 1860 and dying on 27 February 1946, he was an Irish author and journalist whose career joined literary interests with close observation of public life. He is especially noted for his long service on the parliamentary and reporting staff of The Times, where he worked from 1894 until 1933.
Alongside journalism, he wrote extensively as a popular historian and commentator. His books included The Book of Parliament, and he also wrote on subjects such as London and the life of Daniel O'Connell, showing a talent for making institutions and historical figures feel accessible to ordinary readers.
His career places him among the Irish writers who moved easily between politics, journalism, and cultural life in Britain and Ireland. That mix of firsthand reporting and lively historical writing helps explain why his work still offers a vivid window into the public world of his time.