Thomas Bibby (1799–1863) was an Irish poet.
Life
He was born at
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
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, studied at
Kilkenny College, and then at
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
, motto_lang = la
, motto_English = It will last i ...
, which he entered in 1814 on a scholarship
At the age of thirteen, Bibby won a gold medal for science, and he subsequently became one of the best Greek students of his day. He graduated in 1816, and went on to lead a studious but secluded life in his native Kilkenny, developing eccentricities which suggested to many that he was insane.
He died on 7 January 1863, after a painful illness, at his house at St. Canice's Steps. His brother
Samuel Hale Bibby, was a surgeon in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, and shared his literary taste, but was considered to be more conventional.
Works
Bibby published two dramatic poems in blank verse, ''Gerald of Kildare'' (1854), and its sequel, ''Silken Thomas'', or ''Saint Mary's Abbey'' (1859).
See also
* Sale of books at Sotheby'
*Obituary and family history dating back to John Bibby,
Portreeve of
Irishtown in 169
Notes
;Attribution
1799 births
1863 deaths
People educated at Kilkenny College
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Irish male poets
19th-century Irish poets
19th-century male writers
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