Hugh_Porter_(poet)

Hugh Porter (poet)

Hugh Porter (poet)

Ulster Scots dialects poet

Hugh Porter (1780–1839) was an Ulster Scots dialects poet. He was known as the Bard of Moneyslane, a village in County Down.

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Hugh Porter correct dates are 1780 – 1865 – taken from his headstone as he is buried in Drumgooland Presbyterian church near Moneyslane along with his wife Agness. Interesting fact – He named one of his sons after his patron ‘Thomas Tighe’.


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