Thomas Moore (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Matthew Flaherty · 1913
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Thomas Moore, poet and biographer, was born at Dublin in 1779 and died at Devizes, England, in 1852. His father was a grocer, later barrack-master at Dublin, and his mother trained him for society life. At Trinity College, Dublin, from fifteen, he mixed with Robert Emmet's circle, then went to London in 1799 to study law, which he soon abandoned for letters.
His Irish Melodies, begun in 1807, set new words to old national airs and won him the title he prized most, poet of the people of Ireland. Lalla Rookh followed, and his Life of Byron in 1830 became one of the most popular biographies ever written, though its portrait is not wholly true. Moore's songs kept their place in Irish homes long after his death.
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| CREATOR | Matthew Flaherty |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |