Hugh Porter (1780–1812) was an Ulster Scots dialects poet and weaver. [1] He was known as the Bard of Moneyslane, a village in County Down. [2]
Porter started writing poetry as a teenager, although he likely had little formal education. [1] In 1799, he dedicated a poem to his patron Reverend Thomas Tighe, who supported several local writers including Patrick Brontë. [1] [3] Tighe was a friend of the translator Reverend Henry Boyd, and was part of the Dromore literary circle with Thomas Percy. [1] [3]
In the 1800s, Porter's work was published in several newspapers under the pseudonym "A County Down Weaver" and "Tisander". [4] In 1813, Poetical Attempts (1813), a volume of his work, [1] was published "to exhilarate the evening of the author's life" with funds raised by Tighe. [3]
Hugh Porter (1780–1812) was an Ulster Scots dialects poet and weaver. [1] He was known as the Bard of Moneyslane, a village in County Down. [2]
Porter started writing poetry as a teenager, although he likely had little formal education. [1] In 1799, he dedicated a poem to his patron Reverend Thomas Tighe, who supported several local writers including Patrick Brontë. [1] [3] Tighe was a friend of the translator Reverend Henry Boyd, and was part of the Dromore literary circle with Thomas Percy. [1] [3]
In the 1800s, Porter's work was published in several newspapers under the pseudonym "A County Down Weaver" and "Tisander". [4] In 1813, Poetical Attempts (1813), a volume of his work, [1] was published "to exhilarate the evening of the author's life" with funds raised by Tighe. [3]