Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852 / Dublin) Biography
of Thomas Moore Thomas Moore is an Irish poet, singer,
songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics
of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was
responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs
after his death. In his lifetime he was often referred to as
Anacreon Moore. Thomas Moore was born at 12 Aungier-street in
Dublin, Ireland, on 28 May 1779. over his father's grocery shop,
his father being from an Irish speaking Gaeltacht in Kerry and
his mother, Anastasia Codd, from Wexford. He had two younger
sisters, Kate and Ellen. From a relatively early age Moore
showed an interest in music and other performing arts. He
sometimes appeared in plays with his friends, such as The Poor
Soldier by John O'Keeffe, and at one stage had ambitions to
become an actor. Moore attended several Dublin schools including
Samuel Whyte's English Grammar School in Grafton Street where he
learned the English accent with which