New film on Thomas Moore: 'A lot of the ladies liked him, apparently'

Poet and lyricist Thomas Moore had a fascinating life, hanging out with the likes of Lord Byron and Robert Emmet, reveals a new TG4 documentary 

Thomas Moore – Bard na hÉireann will be broadcast on TG4 this week. Picture: NLI.

Thomas Moore is all around us, but you possibly never noticed. His birthplace is on the site of J Smyth’s, the legendary old live music bar on Dublin’s Aungier Street (now trading as the Thomas Moore Inn). 

There are busts and statues of him in cities around the globe, including Belfast, Dublin and New York. Listen carefully to the opening bars of Dexys Midnight Runners’ track 'Come On Eileen' and you’ll hear a sample of Moore’s song 'Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms'.