Thomas Caulfield Irwin (4 May 1823 – 20 February 1892) was an
Irish poet, writer, and classical scholar.
He was born in
Warrenpoint,
County Down,
to a prosperous family. He was educated privately. He travelled to Europe and Africa but later became impoverished through the collapse of family fortunes. He took up journalism in Dublin around 1848. He was highly regarded as a poet by contemporaries.[1]
He was a prolific writer and contributed to the
Dublin University Magazine and
The Nation, among other publications. He wrote at least one novel and several volumes of poetry. He also carried out translations from classical and European writers.[2]