1. Charles Wolfe was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies.
10 Facts About Charles Wolfe
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Charles Wolfe was a brother of Peter Wolfe, High Sheriff of Kildare; and, their father's first cousin was Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden.
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In 1801, Charles Wolfe was sent to a school in Bath but was sent home a few months later due to his ill health.
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Charles Wolfe seems to have been exceedingly popular both at school and within his own family.
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Charles Wolfe had turned down the chance to read for a scholarship as he was in love with a girl and could not commit to celibacy as was then required.
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Charles Wolfe was ordained as a Church of Ireland priest in 1817, first taking the Curacy of Ballyclog in County Tyrone before transferring almost immediately to Donaghmore, County Tyrone.
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Charles Wolfe wrote two epitaphs for Meredith, one on his memorial in the parish church of Ardtrea, and another intended for his tomb, which can both be read within Meredith's entry.
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Charles Wolfe is best remembered for his poem, "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna", written in 1816 and much collected in 19th and 20th century anthologies.
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Charles Wolfe remained at Donaghmore until 1820, but, rejected by the woman for whom he gave up his academic career, and with Meredith, his only real friend in County Tyrone, now dead, he moved to the South of France.
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Charles Wolfe is buried in Cobh at Old Church Cemetery.