Son of John Moore, a small Dub­lin trades­man, Thomas was ed­u­cat­ed at a pri­vate school and at Trin­i­ty Coll­ege in Dub­lin. He read at Mid­dle Tem­ple for the bar, and held a post with the Ber­mu­da gov­ern­ment for a short time. He was a well known po­et and Ir­ish na­tion­al­ist. His works in­clude:

• Sacred Songs, 1816 (re­pub­lished in 1866)
• Memoirs, Jour­nal and Cor­res­pon­dence, pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly by Lord John Rus­sell in 1855

• Julian, pp. 765, 854, 975

1. As Down the Sun­less Re­treats of the Ocean
2. Bird Let Loose in Eas­tern Skies, The
3. But Who Shall See the Glor­i­ous Day
4. Come, Ye Dis­con­so­late
5. Fallen Is Thy Throne, O Is­rael
6. Hark! The Ves­per Hymn Is Steal­ing
7. Like Morn­ing When Her Ear­ly Breeze
8. O Thou Who Dri­est the Mourn­er’s Tear
9. Since First Thy Word Awaked My Heart
10. Sound the Loud Tim­brel o’er Egypt’s Dark Sea
11. Thou Art, O God, the Life and Light
12. Turf Shall Be My Frag­rant Shrine, The
13. Were Not the Sin­ful Ma­ry’s Tears?