Thomas Newburgh (–1779) was an Irish poet. Ballyhaise agricultural college

He was the eldest son of Brockhill Newburgh, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned estates and property at

Ballyhaise Ballyhaise (; ) is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated approximately north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee flows near the village. ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...

. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collection, ''Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c.'', 1769, sometimes appearing in bibliographic records as the work of his father. Newburgh attended

Oxford University The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...

, but returned to Ireland when he inherited the family estate. Newburgh's poetry included descriptions of buildings and monuments, unusual for the period, such as the lines on a walk at

St Stephen's Green St Stephen's Green () is a garden square and public park located in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard. It was officially re-opened to the public on Tuesday, 27 July 1880 by ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newburgh, Thomas Irish poets 1690s births 1779 deaths Writers from County Cavan Alumni of the University of Oxford