Aubrey De Vere

Born at Curraghchase in County Limerick on January 10, 1814, Aubrey Thomas de Vere grew up in a literary family and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He became an Irish poet and critic whose work was influenced by friendships and intellectual ties with figures including William Wordsworth and, later, John Henry Newman.

His writing often blends Romantic poetry with religious, ethical, and historical themes. Among his notable books are The Sisters, The Infant Bridal, Irish Odes, Legends of St Patrick, Alexander the Great, St Thomas of Canterbury, and essay collections on poetry, literature, and ethics.

De Vere spent much of his life connected to his family home in Limerick, and he died there on January 20, 1902. Though not as widely read now as some of his contemporaries, he was long admired for the thoughtfulness, restraint, and spiritual depth of his work.