← Thomas MacDonaghLiterature in Irelandby Thomas MacDonaghCritical essay examining Irish literary tradition and historyFind on Amazon↗About the authorThomas MacDonaghMacDonagh was an Irish poet and critic executed after the 1916 Rising whose Literature in Ireland is an important critical work arguing for the distinctiveness of Irish writing in English. His fiction is secondary to his criticism and poetry.More by Thomas MacDonaghWhen the Dawn Is Come→Thomas Campion→