Claim: Francis Macdonogh was an Irish politician and barrister who served as  counsel to Inland Revenue for Scotland and as Justice of the Peace for County Armagh, County Kilkenny and County Sligo.
Evidence: Macdonogh was admitted to the bar in 1829, and made a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1842, later becoming counsel to Inland Revenue for Ireland for 1858 to 1859.