Thomas Shimmin (1800 – c. 1876–1879
[A. W. Moore]
S. K. Broadbent & Company (Douglas, Isle of Man) 1901. accessed 1 January 2008) was a
rag gatherer and poet nicknamed "Tom the Dipper" who lived in the
Isle of Man
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He sang and wrote poetry in the ]Manx language
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. His poems include, '' Yn Coayl jeh'n Lillee'' (''The Loss of the Lily''),[Gilchrist, A. G., and Lucy E. Broadwood. "Last Gleanings." Journal of the Folk-Song Society 7, no. 30 (1926): 299-317.] ''Happy Marriage of the Prince of Wales'', and ''The Royal Manx Railway, or £5 of wit for a penny''.[
He was twice sentenced for robbery, first in 1843 and second in 1851. In 1843, he was sentenced to ]transportation to Australia
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, but was pardoned and released in July 1847.[ He also preached. He may have died in 1876 or 1879.][
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''Happy Marriage of the Prince of Wales''
But the despised metropolis,
I call it Castletown,
Although the Governor were amiss,
In honour did abound;
'Twas not alone the poor were fed,
But tradesmen and there spouse,
To the Town Hall were freely led,
And quickly filled the house.
References
Further reading
*Wright, John ''The Manx MacGonigal: The poems, the life and world of Thomas Shimmin, Manx poet, known as Tom the Dipper''. Onchan, 1997
1800 births
1876 deaths
Manx poets
19th-century poets
19th-century Manx writers
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